Word: prussic
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...some more subtle definitions. It was first-degree murder if connected with robbery, burglary, rape, sex offenses, the death of a policeman or prison guard, the use of explosives. Repeated use of a slow poison, such as arsenic, would be a capital offense; but a single, lethal dose of prussic acid would be only second-degree murder...