adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 ~ murder, assault, burglary, etc. (especially AmE) murder, etc. that is less serious than FIRST-DEGREE crimes
2 ~ burns burns of the second most serious of three kinds, causing BLISTERS but no permanent marks
compareFIRST-DEGREE, THIRD-DEGREE
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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