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Second Degree
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second degree n
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: the grade given to the second most serious forms of crimes [assault in the second degree]
second-degree adj
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.