first-degree murder
Legal term used in the context of US and some other foreign legal systems; not a category in Japanese criminal law.
In the United States, first-degree murder is one of the most serious crimes.
Standard kanji spelling for this legal term.
Variant using numeral 1; less common but still seen.
Compound of 第一級 (first class/degree) and 殺人 (murder/homicide), calque from English 'first-degree murder'.