Usually means: Initial, least severe category classification.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word first-degree:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. first-degree: Merriam-Webster
  2. first-degree: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. First-Degree, First-degree, first-degree: Wordnik
  4. first-degree: Wiktionary
  5. first-degree: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. first-degree: Dictionary.com
  7. first-degree: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  8. first-degree: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. first-degree: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. First-degree: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. first-degree: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. First-degree: Medical dictionary

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adjective:  At the first level of some system, particularly:
adjective:  (law) The most severe level of felony, typically involving planning or other aggravating factors.
adjective:  (of burns) The least severe damage from a burn, typically involving only damage to the outer layer of skin.

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