Legal Definition and Related Resources of Degree
Meaning of Degree
(Fr. degre, from Lat. gradus, a step in a stairway; a round of a ladder). A remove or step in the line of descent or consanguinity. The state or civil condition of a person. The ancient English statute of additions, for example, requires that in process, for the better description of a defendant, his state, degree, or mystery shall be mentioned. An honorable state or condition to which a student is advanced in testimony of proficiency in arts and sciences. They are of pontifical origin. See 1 Schmidt, Thesaurus, 144; Vicat, Doctores; Minshew, Diet. “Bachelor”; Merlin, Repert; Van Espen, pt. 1, tit. 10; Giannone, Istoria di Napoli, lib. xi. c. 2, for a full account of this matter.
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Synonyms of Degree
(Academic title), noun
- academic honor
- award
- certificate
- collegiate distinction
- credentials
- credit
- dignification
- diploma
- distinction
- graduation certificate
- qualification
- title
- title ofhonor
(Kinship), noun
- affiliation
- blood relation
- blood relationship
- cognation
- connation
- connection
- consanguinity
- extraction
- family connection
- family relationship
- family tie
- filiation
- line of descent
- proximity of blood
- relatedness
- relationship between persons
- ties of blood Associated Concepts: degree of descent
- degree of kindred
(Magnitude), noun
- amount
- amplitude
- caliber
- consequence
- dimension
- enormity
- expanse
- extent
- greatness
- import
- importance
- intensity
- largeness
- measure
- measurement
- might
- moment
- proportions
- range
- reach
- scope
- seriousness
- significance
- strength
- tenor
- value
- vastness
- volume
- weight
- Associated Concepts: degree of care
- degree of certainty
- degree of crime
- degree of disability
- degree of offense
- degree of proof
- degrees of criminality
- highest degree of care
- lesser included offenses foreign phrases: Quae sunt minoris culpae sunt majoris infamiae
- Those things which are less culpable may be more infamous
(Station), noun
- classification
- echelon
- gradation
- grade
- gradus
- level of development
- manner
- mark
- ordo
- plane
- point
- position
- rank
- ranking
- relative position
- rung
- situation
- stage
- stage of advancement
- standing
- status
- step
- tier
Concept of Degree in the context of Real Property
Alternatives definitions of Degree: (1) A geometric measure. 360 degrees makes a circle; 180 degrees a straight line; 90 degrees a right angle, etc. Used in metes and bounds descriptions to show the direction the boundaries follow. A degree is itself divided by minutes and seconds, 60 minutes making 1 degree, and 60 seconds making 1 minute. (2) A term used in inheritance to show the closeness of blood relationships. (3) Extent, such as 1st degree murder. (4) That which is received upon graduation from school, such as a law degree.
Concept of Degree in the context of Real Property
Alternatives definitions of Degree: (1) A geometric measure. 360 degrees makes a circle; 180 degrees a straight line; 90 degrees a right angle, etc. Used in metes and bounds descriptions to show the direction the boundaries follow. A degree is itself divided by minutes and seconds, 60 minutes making 1 degree, and 60 seconds making 1 minute. (2) A term used in inheritance to show the closeness of blood relationships. (3) Extent, such as 1st degree murder. (4) That which is received upon graduation from school, such as a law degree.
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Legal English Vocabulary: Degree in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term degree into Spanish: diploma (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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Meaning of Degree in the Past
This word is derived from the French degre, which is itself taken from the Latin gradus and signifies literally, a step in a stairway or the round of a ladder.
Developments
Figuratively applied and as it is understood in law, it is the distance between those who are allied by blood; it means the relations descending from a common ancestor, from generation to generation, as by so many steps. Hence, according to some Lexicographers, we get the word, pedigree (see this concept in the corresponding entry on this reference) Par degrez, by degree, the descent being reckoned par degrez. Minshew. Each generation lengthens the line of descent one degree, for the degrees are only the generations marked in a line by small circles or squares, in which the names of the people forming it are written. Vide Consanguinity;, Line; and also Ayliffe’s Parergon, 209; Toull. Dr. Civ. Frau. liv. 3, t. 1, c. 3, n. 158; Aso & Man. Inst. B. 2, t. 4, c. 3, 1. [1]
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Notes and References
- Partialy, this information about degree is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including degree.
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- Educational Appraisal
- Educational Assessment
- Education
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