"second-degree" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} second-degree (not comparable)
  1. At the second level of some system, particularly:
    (law) A level of felony somewhat mitigated by various factors.
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law, Fire, Two Translations (severely blistered): tweedegraads- (Dutch), van de tweede graad (Dutch), toisen asteen (Finnish), másodfokú (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-second-degree-en-adj-R7OgleKe Disambiguation of Fire: 76 24 Disambiguation of Two: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 73 27 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'severely blistered': 71 29
  2. At the second level of some system, particularly:
    (of burns) An level of moderate damage, typically involving painful blistering of the skin.
    Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-second-degree-en-adj-SUhNIJuj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: in the second degree, 2nd degree Derived forms: second-degree burn, second-degree manslaughter, second-degree murder, second-degree relative Coordinate_terms: first-degree, third-degree, fourth-degree
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