SECOND-DEGREE


Meaning of SECOND-DEGREE in English

■ 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.

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