first-degree murders
Planned fatal crimes
First-degree murders is the plural of first-degree murder, the most serious category of unlawful killing in legal systems that grade homicide by severity.
First-degree murder requires premeditation—the killing was planned or deliberate rather than spontaneous.
The prosecutor charged him with two counts of first-degree murder.
Some jurisdictions also classify certain killings as first-degree regardless of premeditation, such as murders committed during felonies like robbery or rape.
- regicideMurdering a monarch
- premeditationAdvance planning of action
- cold bloodDeliberate, unfeeling manner
- crime of passionImpulsive violent act from emotion
- malice aforethoughtPrior intent to harm
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Unintentional loss of life
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Frees from danger
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Execution by legal authority
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