THIRD-DEGREE


Meaning of THIRD-DEGREE in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: from the phrase third degree

: of a degree next to the second ; specifically : of a degree of criminal culpability or seriousness second after first-degree

third-degree arson

II. transitive verb

Etymology: third degree

: to administer the third degree to

the police beat prisoners and third-degree them — Newsweek

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.