1st degree
Does it make sense in English to say:
"fraud in 1st degree'?
If not, how would you refer to a very serious case of fraud (equivalent to what one would call 'murder in 1st degree' when speaking of 'murder')?
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Christine Christie "fraud in 1st degree'? That's written "fraud in the first degree". And you can't just say "in the first degree" if you simply mean "very serious", if that's what you're asking.
- Christine Christie "fraud in 1st degree'?
- That's written "fraud in the first degree".
- And you can't just say "in the first degree" if you simply mean "very serious", if that's what you're asking.
- There are very precise conditions for various crimes "in the first degree", "in the second degree", and so on.
- Each jurisdiction has its own definition of the different types of offenses.
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Christine Christie"fraud in 1st degree'?
That's written "fraud in the first degree". And you can't just say "in the first degree" if you simply mean "very serious", if that's what you're asking. There are very precise conditions for various crimes "in the first degree", "in the second degree", and so on.
Each jurisdiction has its own d
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