first degree

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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

Lucille Terry from Cirencester completed her first degree, in pharmacy, at the University of Manchester in 1962.

From BBC • May 28, 2024

A moderate qualification was required for electors in the first degree, a higher one for electors in the second degree.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various