second-degree murder

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Definitions of second-degree murder words

noun second-degree murder Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder) 1
noun second-degree murder Slang. something extremely difficult or perilous: That final exam was murder! 1
noun second-degree murder a group or flock of crows. 1
verb with object second-degree murder Law. to kill by an act constituting murder. 1
verb with object second-degree murder to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously. 1
verb with object second-degree murder to spoil or mar by bad performance, representation, pronunciation, etc.: The tenor murdered the aria. 1

before 1945

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An Americanism dating back to 1945-50

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