FIRST-DEGREE


Meaning of FIRST-DEGREE in English

ˌfirst-deˈgree BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]

1 . first-degree burn a burn that is not very serious

2 . first-degree murder American English murder of the most serious type, in which someone deliberately kills someone else ⇨ manslaughter

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.