Definitions from Wiktionary (first-degree murder)
▸ noun: (law, chiefly US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form considered by law to be the most serious; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves premeditation, or the choice of victim or other circumstances being regarded as especially blameworthy.
▸ noun: (law, chiefly US, Canada) An act that constitutes the crime of first-degree murder.
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▸ noun: (law, chiefly US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form considered by law to be the most serious; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves premeditation, or the choice of victim or other circumstances being regarded as especially blameworthy.
▸ noun: (law, chiefly US, Canada) An act that constitutes the crime of first-degree murder.
Similar:
second-degree murder,
depraved-heart murder,
culpable homicide,
murder,
malice aforethought,
manslaughter,
third-degree murder,
felony murder rule,
capital murder,
felony,
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