burn of first degree

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• first degree burn — first degree burn, first degree murder see under ↑degree • • • Main Entry: ↑first …   Useful english dictionary

• first-degree — first de gree adj [only before noun] 1.) first degree burn a burn that is not very serious 2.) first degree murder AmE murder of the most serious type, in which someone deliberately kills someone else →↑manslaughter …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• first-degree — first de gree adj [only before noun] 1.) first degree burn a burn that is not very serious 2.) first degree murder AmE murder of the most serious type, in which someone deliberately kills someone else →↑manslaughter …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• first-degree burn — n a mild burn characterized by heat, pain, and reddening of the burned surface but not exhibiting blistering or charring of tissues * * * a burn that affects the epidermis only, causing erythema and in some cases mild edema, without vesiculation …   Medical dictionary

• first-degree burn — first′ degree burn′ n. pat See under burn I, 26) • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang

• first degree murder — first degree burn, first degree murder see under ↑degree • • • Main Entry: ↑first …   Useful english dictionary

• first-degree burn — [fʉrst′di grē′] n. see BURN1 (n. 1) …   English World dictionary

• first-degree — first de gree adjective 1. ) AMERICAN a first degree murder is the most serious type, in which someone deliberately plans to kill someone 2. ) a first degree burn is the least serious type …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• first-degree — 1) ADJ: ADJ n In the United States, first degree is used to describe crimes that are considered to be the most serious of their kind. For example, first degree murder is when a murder is planned before it is carried out. She was charged with… …   English dictionary

• first-degree — adjective (always before noun) 1 first degree murder AmE murder of the most serious type, in which someone deliberately kills someone else compare manslaughter 2 first degree burn a burn that is not very serious …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• first-degree — /ˈfɜst dəgri / (say ferst duhgree) adjective of a degree which is at the extreme end of a scale, either as the lowest (first degree burn) or the highest (first degree murder) …