second-degree

adjective

A level of felony somewhat mitigated by various factors.

“The jury found her guilty of second-degree murder for accidentally killing her victim as she mugged him.”

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Meanings

adjectivesecond-degree (not comparable)

alternative in the second degree · alternative 2nd degree

  1. At the second level of some system
    1. not comparablelawA level of felony somewhat mitigated by various factors.

      The jury found her guilty of second-degree murder for accidentally killing her victim as she mugged him.

    2. not comparableAn level of moderate damage, typically involving painful blistering of the skin.

Translations

Dutch tweedegraads-, van de tweede graad
  • tweedegraads-severely blistered
  • van de tweede graadseverely blistered
Finnish toisen asteen
  • toisen asteenseverely blistered
Hungarian másodfokú
  • másodfokúseverely blistered
Cite this entry
APA

second-degree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-degree

MLA

“second-degree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-degree. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second-degree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-degree.

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