second-degree murder

== English == === Noun === second-degree murder (countable and uncountable, plural second-degree murders) (law, chiefly US, Canada) The 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. (law, chiefly US, Canada) An act that constitutes the crime of second-degree murder. ==== Translations ==== === See also === first-degree murder