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n. first-degree murder
Usage examples of "murder in the first degree".
The grand jury presently indicted Luigi for murder in the first degree, and Angelo as accessory before the fact.
I am also authorized to arrest Niles Renquist on multiple counts of suspicion of murder in the first degree, and a count of first-degree assault with intent.
On the sole count of the indictment, murder in the first degree, how do you find?
He was eager to stand trial on the count of Aggravated, Premeditated Murder in the First Degree.
It was guilty of murder in the first degree for both defendants, and there was no recommendation of mercy.
We have carefully considered the spectrum of charges we could bring against General William Morrison and settled on the following: two counts of murder in the first degree.
You have heard the verdict of the jury and have been adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree.
Federal law takes a less draconian view on anything less than murder in the first degree.