first-degree murder

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

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(law, chiefly US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form considered by law to be the most serious; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves premeditation, or the choice of victim or other circumstances being regarded as especially blameworthy.

日本語の意味

米国やカナダなど、一部の法域において、事前に計画されたり、被害者の選択や他の特に非難すべき状況が認められるなど、法律上最も重いとされる殺人罪を指す。

英語の意味

(law, chiefly US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form considered by law to be the most serious; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves premeditation, or the choice of victim or other circumstances being regarded as especially blameworthy.

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The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder after the jury found evidence of premeditation.

陪審員が計画性の証拠を認めた結果、被告は第一級殺人で有罪判決を受けた。

詳細

意味（1）

(law, chiefly US, Canada) The criminal offence of murder in a form considered by law to be the most serious; the precise distinction may vary by jurisdiction but typically involves premeditation, or the choice of victim or other circumstances being regarded as especially blameworthy.

意味（2）

(law, chiefly US, Canada) An act that constitutes the crime of first-degree murder.

first-degree murders （ plural ）