grade
grade n. (1)(道路的)坡度；斜坡 (2)(学校的)年级 (3)等级 按一定标准对产品等评定的等级。在刑法中「grades of crime」指犯罪的等级，如一级、二级或三级谋杀罪〔first， second or, third degree murder〕。 v. (4)把(路面等)筑平 (5)评定等级
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grade
grade, n. Criminal law. An incremental step in the scale of punishments for offenses, based on a particular of-fense’s seriousness (several grades of murder). See DEGREE(2).