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social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > capital punishment > types of homicide and degrees of murder
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social science subjects > sociology > social problems > murder > types of homicide and degrees of murder

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types of homicide and degrees of murder  

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  • Under American law, many crimes, such as theft and homicide, are divided into degrees. For example, states often divide theft into two degrees, grand and petty theft, the dividing line being a predesignated dollar value. [Source: Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime; Types of Homicide and Degrees of Murder]

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