first-degree
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the lowest or first in a series.
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of or relating to the highest or most serious in a series.
Example Sentences
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It does exclude offenders sentenced to death or life without the possibility of parole and offenders who commit first-degree murder of a peace officer.
From Los Angeles Times
"Surprisingly enough, the analysis showed that many of those who were buried together were second- or third-degree relatives, rather than first-degree relatives -- in other words, parent and child or siblings -- as is often assumed. This suggests that these people had a good knowledge of their family lineages and that relationships beyond the immediate family played an important role," says archaeogeneticist Helena Malmström, who was responsible for the design of the study.
From Science Daily
First-degree relatives, such as parents and children or full siblings, share half of their DNA.
From Science Daily
The results showed the two were first-degree relatives.
From Science Daily
"Confirming our previous study immune response against bacterial flagellins show strong associations with future risk of Crohn's in healthy first-degree relatives," said Dr. Lee.
From Science Daily
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