second-degree
- The classification assigned to crimes that rank as the second-most severe in their category
- Arson is considered a second-degree crime if it involves setting fire to an unoccupied building.
- The person was convicted of second-degree murder which suggests a lack of premeditation but with malicious intent.
- The theft turned into a second-degree felony once the offender used a deadly weapon during the commission of the act.
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