THIRD-DEGREE


Meaning of THIRD-DEGREE in English

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

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