Definitions from Wiktionary (second-degree murder)
▸ noun: (law, chiefly US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form defined as less serious than first-degree murder; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves second-degree murder being intentional but not premeditated.
▸ noun: (law, chiefly US, Canada) An act that constitutes the crime of second-degree murder.
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▸ noun: (law, chiefly US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form defined as less serious than first-degree murder; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves second-degree murder being intentional but not premeditated.
▸ noun: (law, chiefly US, Canada) An act that constitutes the crime of second-degree murder.
Similar:
first-degree murder,
depraved-heart murder,
culpable homicide,
manslaughter,
murder,
third-degree murder,
involuntary manslaughter,
malice,
felony murder rule,
voluntary manslaughter,
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