English Dictionary

second-degree murder

名詞

カナダ英語 アメリカ英語 可算名詞 不可算名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

（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）

The defendant was convicted of second-degree murder after the jury concluded he had acted with malice but without premeditation.

陪審が計画性はなく悪意に基づく行為と判断したため、被告は第一級殺人よりも重さの軽い罪として定義される第二級殺人罪で有罪となった。

意味（1）

(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.

意味（2）

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

second-degree murders （ plural ）