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♦ degree /dɪˈgri:/n.1 grado ( quasi in ogni senso): to a high (o large) degree, in sommo grado; to what degree?, fino a che punto?; to such a degree that …, tanto che (o da) …: He suffers to such a degree that he can't sleep, soffre tanto da non poter dormire; to a ( certain) degree, fino a un certo punto; in una certa misura; a cousin in the second degree, un cugino di secondo grado; (med.) third-degree burns, ustioni di terzo grado; degree of inability, grado d'invalidità; (mat.) equation of the second degree, equazione di secondo grado; (mat.) a 45-degree angle, un angolo di 45 gradi; (geogr.) degree of latitude, grado di latitudine; ten degrees below zero, dieci gradi sotto zero; (gramm.) comparative degree, grado comparativo NOTA D'USO: - grades o degrees?-2 diploma universitario ( equivalente alla laurea in Italia): He did a degree in history, si è laureato in storia; She's doing a degree at Cambridge University, fa un corso di laurea all'università di Cambridge; to get a degree, laurearsi; a degree in engineering (o an engineering degree) una laurea in ingegneria; honorary degree, laurea honoris causa; a first degree, un diploma universitario di primo livello ( equivalente alla laurea triennale in Italia); a higher degree, un diploma universitario di secondo livello ( equivalente alla laurea magistrale o specialistica in Italia); (in GB) a first-class honours degree, una laurea con voti alti; DIALOGO → - Qualifications- I've got a degree in Business Studies, ho una laurea in amministrazione aziendale NOTE DI CULTURA: ► BA, MA, PhD3 (leg.) grado; gravità: murder in the first degree (o first-degree murder) omicidio di primo grado ( con circostanze aggravanti, come la premeditazione); murder in the second degree (o second-degree murder) omicidio di secondo grado ( senza circostanze aggravanti)● by degrees, per gradi, poco alla volta: to advance by degrees, avanzare per gradi; The town is dying by degrees, la città sta morendo poco alla volta □ degree ceremony [certificate, course], cerimonia [certificato, corso] di laurea □ degree day, giorno delle lauree □ in some degree, in una certa misura.
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second degree murder — An unpremeditated killing, resulting from an assault in which death of the victim was a distinct possibility. Second degree murder is different from first degree murder, which is a premeditated, intentional killing; or results from a vicious… … Law dictionary
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second degree murder — See murder in the second degree … Ballentine's law dictionary
second degree murder — The unlawful taking of human life with malice, but without the other aggravating elements of first degree murder; i.e. without deliberation or premeditation … Black's law dictionary
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second-degree murder — Law. See under murder (def. 1). [1945 50, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
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