second-degree murder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of second-degree murder
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
Example Sentences
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In 2021, a Minnesota jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the 2020 in-custody death of George Floyd.
Earlier this year, Jackson secured an acquittal on second-degree murder charges for Karen Read, who was charged with killing her boyfriend, a Boston police officer.
From Los Angeles Times
Ferguson was first put on trial in March, but a mistrial was declared when the jury deadlocked on a charge of second-degree murder.
From Los Angeles Times
Karen Read, a US woman charged with running over her police officer boyfriend and leaving him for dead in a snowbank, has been found not guilty of second-degree murder in a case that gripped true-crime fans nationwide.
From BBC
Chauvin was eventually found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
From Los Angeles Times
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