Meanings
nounsecond-degree murder (countable and uncountable, plural second-degree murders)
plural second-degree murders
- CanadaUScountableuncountablelawThe criminal offence of murder in a form defined as less serious than first-degree murder; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves second-degree murder being intentional but not premeditated.
- CanadaUScountableuncountablelawAn act that constitutes the crime of second-degree murder.
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Translations
Finnish tappo, toisen asteen murha
- tappoact or crime of murder with intent, but without premeditation
- toisen asteen murhaact or crime of murder with intent, but without premeditation
French meurtre au deuxième degré
- meurtre au deuxième degréact or crime of murder with intent, but without premeditation
Hungarian szándékos, de nem előre megfontolt szándékkal elkövetett emberölés
- szándékos, de nem előre megfontolt szándékkal elkövetett emberölésact or crime of murder with intent, but without premeditation
Polish morderstwo drugiego stopnia
- morderstwo drugiego stopniaact or crime of murder with intent, but without premeditation
Swedish dråp
- dråpact or crime of murder with intent, but without premeditation
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APA
second-degree murder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-degree%20murder
MLA
“second-degree murder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-degree%20murder. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second-degree murder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second-degree%20murder.
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