principal in the first degree
- The main person in common law who willfully commits a crime and is either physically or impliedly present during the crime's occurrence
- The guilty man who held the stolen goods was prosecuted as the principal in the first degree.
- Upon reviewing the evidence, the jury determined that the defendant was the principal in the first degree in the robbery.
- Despite many individuals involved in the crime, the prosecution aimed to identify the principal in the first degree.
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