(legal, 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-d
(legal, 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.
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(legal, 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.
(legal, chiefly, US, Canada) An act that constitutes the crime of first-degree murder.
(uncountable) The crime of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
(countable) The act of killing a person (or sometimes another being) unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
(legal, chiefly, US, Canada) An act that constitutes the crime of second-degree murder.
“A former police officer and university executive, Michaelo Markicevic, was charged with second-degree murder in a North York shooting.”
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