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词汇 fourth-degree
释义 fourth degree
noun[ S ]
uk /ˌfɔːθ dɪˈɡriː/ us /ˌfɔːrθ dɪˈɡriː/
 in the fourth degree(alsoof the fourth degree)
law mainly USspecialized
relating to the fourth most serious type of crime, the least serious:
He pleaded guilty to one count of insurance fraud in the fourth degree, a low-grade felony.
Divulging confidential information is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
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first degree
second degree
third degree
The man was indicted for attempted murder in the second degree, first-degree assault, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
The defendant was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
The jury found the deputy not guilty of assault in the fourth degree for allegedly punching a suspect.
Assault by auto is a crime of the fourth degree if serious bodily injury results.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Crime - general words
accuse someone of a crime
anti-crime
anti-fraud
anti-narcotics
arrestable
caper
crookedness
delinquency
delinquently
driving under the influence
DUI
illegality
non-crime
offence
on all counts
outrage
petty crime
white-collar crime
wrongdoing
zero tolerance
fourth-degree
adjective
(alsofourth degree)uk /ˌfɔːθ.dɪˈɡriː/ us /ˌfɔːrθ.dɪˈɡriː/
used to describe the most serious type of burn, in which all layers of skin and tissue are destroyed, so that bone can be seen:
fourth-degree burnIncredibly, he lived for 40 days with fourth-degree burns over most of his body.
Burns are defined as first-, second-, third-, or fourth-degree , depending on how many layers of skin and tissue are burned.
law mainly USspecialized
used to describe a crime that is the least serious of its type:
fourth-degree felonyThe law would make it a fourth-degree felony if gun owners do not have their guns locked and a child uses them.
fourth degree offense Under the new law, animal cruelty became a fourth-degree carrying a maximum 18-month jail term.
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first-degree
second-degree
third-degree
Fourth degree burns have the potential to be life-threatening.
Fourth-degree burns are not as well known because they are less common than burns of lower degrees.
The court had issued arrest warrants against him for fourth-degree domestic violence assault.
An inmate who disappeared from the Community Custody Program has been charged with escape, a fourth-degree felony charge that could lead to prison time.
The least serious type of criminal activity is in the fourth degree category.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Injuring and injuries
at-risk
battered child syndrome
battered woman syndrome
be in the warsidiom
bite
eviscerate
first degree
flesh wound
gash
granulate
harm
incapacitate
insult
pi
pull
reinjure
reinjury
scarred
strain
wounded

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