first degree

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If a first degree family member had it, the chances of others having the condition increased to one in 10.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

The study followed 381 first degree relatives of people with Crohn's disease.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

According to CNN, "a charge of murder in the first degree is rare because it requires special elements related to the crime to be charged."

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

“Falsification of business records in the first degree — it sounds so bad,” Mr. Trump said.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

Bachelor, bach′el-or, n. a young knight who followed the banner of another, as being too young to display his own: an unmarried man: one who has taken his first degree at a university.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various