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In the United States, first-degree is used to describe crimes that are considered to be the most serious of their kind. For example, first-degree murder is when a murder is planned before it is carried out.
He pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree robbery.
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A first-degree burn is one of the least severe kind, where only the surface layer of the skin has been burnt.
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