ALL meanings of first-degree murder
first-degree murder
F f - noun first-degree murder Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder) 1
- noun first-degree murder Slang. something extremely difficult or perilous: That final exam was murder! 1
- noun first-degree murder a group or flock of crows. 1
- verb with object first-degree murder Law. to kill by an act constituting murder. 1
- verb with object first-degree murder to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously. 1
- verb with object first-degree murder to spoil or mar by bad performance, representation, pronunciation, etc.: The tenor murdered the aria. 1
- verb without object first-degree murder to commit murder. 1
- idioms first-degree murder get away with murder, Informal. to engage in a deplorable activity without incurring harm or punishment: The new baby-sitter lets the kids get away with murder. 1
- idioms first-degree murder murder will out, a secret will eventually be exposed. 1
- idioms first-degree murder yell / scream bloody murder, to scream loudly in pain, fear, etc. to protest loudly and angrily: If I don't get a good raise I'm going to yell bloody murder. 1
- noun first-degree murder law: planned killing 1
- noun first-degree murder (Countable Noun) (law, chiefly US) An act of murder which is premeditated with malice aforethought. 0
- noun first-degree murder (Uncountable Noun) (law, chiefly US) The crime of murder which is premeditated with malice aforethought. 0