first-degree
adjectiveDefinition of first-degree
1
US
: of the most serious type : deserving the harshest punishment
first-degree murder/theft/arson
2
: of the least harmful or mildest type
He suffered a first-degree burn.
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first-degree
adjective
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Medical Definition of first-degree
: of the lowest or mildest in a series of categories
a first-degree laceration
first degree
nounLegal Definition of first degree
: the grade given to the most serious forms of crimes
burglary in the first degree