■ adjective
1》 Medicine denoting burns that cause blistering but not permanent scars.
2》 Law, chiefly N. Amer. denoting a category of a crime, especially murder, that is less serious than a first-degree crime.
■ adjective
1》 Medicine denoting burns that cause blistering but not permanent scars.
2》 Law, chiefly N. Amer. denoting a category of a crime, especially murder, that is less serious than a first-degree crime.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004