adjective
1.
third-degree burns burns of the most serious kind, affecting tissue below the skin
2.
( NAmE ) third-degree murder, assault, robbery, etc. murder, etc. of the least serious of three kinds
—compare first-degree , second-degree
adjective
1.
third-degree burns burns of the most serious kind, affecting tissue below the skin
2.
( NAmE ) third-degree murder, assault, robbery, etc. murder, etc. of the least serious of three kinds
—compare first-degree , second-degree
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005