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third degree : the grade given to the third most serious forms of crimes third-degree adj ...
third-degree murder
third-degree murder see murder ...
Third degree
Third degree, means the process of extracting a con-fession or information from a suspect or prisoner by prolonged questioning, the use of threats, or physical torture, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1489....
degree
degree 1 : a step in a direct line of descent or in the line of ascent to a common ancestor 2 a : a measure of the seriousness of a crime see also fifth degree, first degree, fourth degree, second degree, third degree NOTE: Crimes are rated by degrees for the purpose of imposing more severe punishments for more serious crimes. b : a measure of care ;also : a measure of negligence esp. in connection with bailments see also care, negligence ...
murder
murder [partly from Old English morthor; partly from Old French murdre, of Germanic origin] the crime of unlawfully and unjustifiably killing another under circumstances defined by statute (as with premeditation) ;esp such a crime committed purposely, knowingly, and recklessly with extreme indifference to human life or during the course of a serious felony (as robbery or rape) compare cold blood, cooling time, homicide, manslaughter NOTE: Self-defense, necessity, and lack of capacity for criminal responsibility (as because of insanity) are defenses to a charge of murder. Most state statutes and the U.S. Code divide murder into two degrees. Florida, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania currently have three degrees of murder. Some states do not assign degrees of murder. [di-pr?vd-h rt-] a murder that is the result of an act which is dangerous to others and shows that the perpetrator has a depraved mind and no regard for human life NOTE: Depraved-heart murder is usually considered second- or...
manslaughter
manslaughter : the unlawful killing of a human being without malice compare homicide, murder involuntary manslaughter : manslaughter resulting from the failure to perform a legal duty expressly required to safeguard human life, from the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony, or from the commission of a lawful act involving a risk of injury or death that is done in an unlawful, reckless, or grossly negligent manner see also reckless homicide at homicide NOTE: The exact formulation of the elements of involuntary manslaughter vary from state to state esp. with regard to the level of negligence required. In states that grade manslaughter by degrees, involuntary manslaughter is usually graded as a second- or third-degree offense. misdemeanor-manslaughter : involuntary manslaughter occurring during the commission of a misdemeanor compare felony murder at murder voluntary manslaughter : manslaughter resulting from an intentional act done without malice or premeditati...
Lineal consanguinity
Lineal consanguinity, that relationship which subsists between persons descended in a right line, as grandfather, father, son, grandson.(1) Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between two persons, one of whom is descended in a direct line from the other, as between a man and his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and so upwards in the direct ascending line; or between a man and his son, grandson, great-grandson and so downwards in the direct descending line.(2) Every generation constitutes a degree, either ascending or descending.(3) A person's father is related to him in the first degree, and so likewise is his son; his grandfather and grandson in the second degree; his great-grandfather and great-grandson in the third degree, and so on. (Succession Act, 1925, s. 25)...
statutory rape
statutory rape : rape consisting of sexual intercourse with a person beneath an age (as 14 years) specified by statute NOTE: Many state statutes also specify a minimum age of the perpetrator or an age differential (as at least four years) between the perpetrator and the victim. Consent of the victim and belief that the victim is of the age of consent are usually considered immaterial. Statutory rape is now codified under various names, such as rape in the second degree rape in the third degree unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, and criminal sexual conduct in the second degree. ...
Earl
Earl [fr. eorl, Sax.; eoryl, Erse; comes, Lat.], a title of nobility, formerly the highest in England, now the third, ranking between a marquis and a viscount, and corresponding with the French Comte and the German Graf. The title originated with the Saxons, and is the most ancient of the English peerage. William the Conqueror first made it hereditary. An earl has an hereditary seat in the House of Lords. In official instruments he is called by the sovereign 'trusty and well-beloved cousin,' an appellation as ancient as the reign of Henry IV., who was, as a fact, related to the greater part of the nobles (see Shakespeare's Henry IV., Second Part, Act 2, sc. 2), and took this public notice of it as a means of popularity.A title of nobility, formerly the highest in England but now the third highest ranking between marquis and a viscount, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 525.Earl, is the third degree of peerage in order of precedence, but the first in antiquity. (Cruise on Dignities (...
Post-graduate degree
Post-graduate degree, by 'post-graduate degree' is meant a Master's degree like the M.A. or M.Sc. and not a Bachelor's degree like the B.T. In other words, the expression connotes the successful completion of a course of studies at a higher level in any speciality, after the acquisition of a basic qualification at the graduate level. The B.T. course of studies, is open only to graduates and in a dictionary manner of speaking, the degree of 'Bachelor of Teaching' may be said to be a 'post' graduate degree in the same that the degree is obtainable only 'after graduation', Juthika Bhattacharya v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1976 SC 2534 (2536): (1976) 4 SCC 96.Post-graduate degree, has acquired, in the educatio-nal world, a special significance, a technical content. A Bachelor's degree like the B.T., or the LL.B. is not considered to be a postgraduate degree even though those degrees can be taken only after post-graduate. In the refined and elegant world of education, it is the holder of...
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