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second-degree murder
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（法律用語）第一級殺人よりも罪が軽いとみなされる殺人。通常、故意によるものの、事前の計画がない衝動的な殺意が認められる場合に適用される（主に米国やカナダの法域において）
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(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.
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second-degree murder
The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder after the jury concluded he had acted with malice but without premeditation.
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The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder after the jury concluded he had acted with malice but without premeditation.
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