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first-de·gree mur·der

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  1. first-degree murdernoun

    A murder which is premeditated with malice aforethought

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of first-degree murder in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of first-degree murder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of first-degree murder in a Sentence

  1. Mark Eiglarsh:

    It almost always gets you first-degree murder because premeditation can be formed in an instant, you put your hands around the neck, that’s an unwanted touching, that’s simple battery or assault. Then you start to squeeze, your argument could be, ‘Well, I just wanted to scare them.' But then you contuse to affix pressure… There’s a certain amount of minimal time that someone needs to do that before somebody is dead.

  2. Police Superintendent David Brown:

    He is facing one felony count of first-degree murder and one felony count of attempted first-degree murder.

  3. Douglas Murray:

    If we look at soy production, it's second to beef in environmental damage — we're replacing first degree murder with second degree murder.

  4. Michael Stark:

    This [first-degree murder] charge derived because Baltimore can’t get gun violence under control, so they bigfoot every gun case, whether it’s a shooting or possession.

  5. Bruce Castor:

    I was surprised that the charge of first degree murder was brought because legally that would be difficult to prove. But I'm cheering for the district attorney, and I hope he wins.


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  • القتل من الدرجة الأولىArabic
  • asesinato en primer gradoSpanish
  • पहली डिग्री हत्याHindi
  • pembunuhan tingkat pertamaIndonesian
  • assassinato em primeiro grauPortuguese
  • پہلی ڈگری قتلUrdu

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