THIRD DEGREE

Meaning of THIRD DEGREE in English

1. intensive questioning or rough treatment, esp. by the police, in order to get information or a confession.

2. the degree of master mason in Freemasonry.

[ 1860-65 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

THIRD DEGREE — noun Date: 1900 the subjection of a prisoner to mental or physical torture to extract a confession
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THIRD-DEGREE — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the phrase third degree : of a degree next to the second ; specifically : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIRD DEGREE — noun 1. : master mason 2a 2. : the subjection of a prisoner to mental torture (as continuous questioning over …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIRD-DEGREE — /therrd"di gree"/ , v. , third-degreed, third-degreeing , adj. v.t. 1. to subject to the third degree. adj. 2. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIRD DEGREE — third level; deep investigation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THIRD DEGREE — Date: 1900 : the subjection of a prisoner to mental or physical torture to extract a confession
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THIRD DEGREE — Function: noun Date: 1900 : the subjection of a prisoner to mental or physical torture to extract a confession
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THIRD-DEGREE — ■ adjective 1》 denoting burns of the most severe kind, affecting tissue below the skin. 2》 Law, N. Amer. denoting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THIRD DEGREE — [third degree] n (1900): the subjection of a prisoner to mental or physical torture to extract a confession
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THIRD-DEGREE — third-degree BrE AmE ˌθɜːd dɪ ˈɡriː ◂ -də-, § -diː- AmE ˌθɝːd- ▶ ˌ third-de ˌ gree ˈ burns BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THIRD-DEGREE — adjective 1. third-degree burns burns of the most serious kind, affecting tissue below the skin 2. ( NAmE ) third-degree …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIRD DEGREE — noun [ sing. ] • IDIOMS - give sb the third degree
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIRD-DEGREE — ˈthird-degree BrE AmE adjective [always before noun] 1 . third-degree burn [usually plural] the most serious kind of burn, that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIRD DEGREE — ˌthird deˈgree BrE AmE noun give somebody the third degree informal to ask someone a lot of questions in order …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIRD-DEGREE — 1. Third-degree burns are very severe, destroying tissue under the skin. He suffered third-degree burns over 98 per cent of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIRD-DEGREE — 1. Third-degree burns are very severe, destroying tissue under the skin. He suffered ~ burns over 98 per cent of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THIRD-DEGREE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He was suffering from third-degree ennui, and that was all there was to it. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIRD DEGREE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And would Feargal now give him the third degree ? ▪ There was no way …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THIRD DEGREE — Synonyms and related words : cross-examination, cross-examine, cross-interrogate, cross-interrogation, cross-question, cross-questioning, direct examination, extract information, go over, grill, grilling, inquisition, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIRD DEGREE — {n. phr.} A method of severe grilling used to extract information from an arrested suspect. * /"Why give me the …
Slang English vocab
THIRD DEGREE — Function: noun Synonyms: CROSS-EXAMINATION , grill, grilling, interrogation
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THIRD DEGREE — noun Synonyms: cross-examination , grill, grilling, interrogation
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
THIRD-DEGREE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
THIRD-DEGREE — adj. Third-degree is used with these nouns: ↑ felony
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THIRD DEGREE — • ↑ give sb the third degree
Longman Activator English vocab
THIRD DEGREE — n. ( colloq. ) brutal, harsh interrogation to give smb. the ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
THIRD DEGREE — {n. phr.} A method of severe grilling used to extract information from an arrested suspect. * /"Why give me the …
Словарь английских идиом
THIRD DEGREE — careful questioning, on the carpet If I'm late, I get the third degree. Mom asks me a lot of questions.
English Idioms vocab
THIRD DEGREE — See the third degree
English Idioms vocabulary
THIRD DEGREE — n. phr. A method of severe grilling used to extract information from an arrested suspect. "Why give me the third …
American Idioms English vocabulary
THIRD DEGREE — 1) допрос с применением пыток 2) амер. подвид преступления, за который полагается минимальная ответственность
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THIRD DEGREE — допрос с применением пыток
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THIRD DEGREE — 1) допрос с применением пыток 2) амер. подвид преступления, за который полагается минимальная ответственность
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THIRD DEGREE — допрос с применением пыток
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THIRD DEGREE — допрос с применением пыток
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THIRD DEGREE — 1) допрос с применением пыток 2) амер. подвид преступления, за который полагается минимальная ответственность
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THIRD DEGREE — 1) допрос с применением пыток 2) амер. подвид преступления, за который полагается минимальная ответственность
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THIRD DEGREE — допрос с применением пыток
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
THIRD DEGREE — допрос с применением пыток
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
THIRD DEGREE — допрос с применением пыток
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
THIRD DEGREE — амер. жарг. полиц. «третья степень» (интенсивный допрос с применением активного психологического воздействия, психического или физического насилия)
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
THIRD DEGREE — юр, разг (допрос) "третьей степени" На полицейском жаргоне означает допрос с пристрастием, то есть с применением активного психологического воздействия, психического или физического …
THIRD DEGREE — юр. разг. (допрос) "третьей степени" На полицейском жаргоне означает допрос с пристрастием, то есть с применением активного психологического воздействия, психического …
THIRD DEGREE — 1) допрос с применением пыток 2) амер. подвид преступления, за который полагается минимальная ответственность
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THIRD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Third Estate Third Reich Third Republic Third Section Third Department {{link=third world">third world
Английский словарь Британика
THIRD — I. ˈthərd, ˈthə̄d, ˈthəid adjective Etymology: Middle English thirde, thridde, from Old English thirdda, thridda; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEGREE — I. də̇ˈgrē, dēˈ- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English , from Old French degré, from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIRD — — thirdly , adv. /therrd/ , adj. 1. next after the second; being the ordinal number for three. 2. being …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEGREE — — degreed , adj. — degreeless , adj. /di gree"/ , n. 1. any of a series of steps or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THIRD — I. ˈthərd adjective Etymology: Middle English thridde, thirde, from Old English thridda, thirdda; akin to Latin tertius third, Greek tritos, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEGREE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French degré, from Vulgar Latin * degradus, from Latin de- + gradus Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THIRD — noun the sixtieth part of a second of time. 2. third ·noun the third tone of the scale; the mediant. …
Webster English vocab
DEGREE — noun a step, stair, or staircase. 2. degree ·noun a line or space of the staff. 3. degree ·noun measure …
Webster English vocab
THIRD — [third] adj [ME thridde, thirde, fr. OE thridda, thirdda; akin to L tertius third, Gk tritos, treis three--more at three] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEGREE — also called Academic Degree, in education, any of several titles conferred by colleges and universities to indicate the completion of …
Britannica English vocabulary
THIRD — third BrE AmE θɜːd AmE θɝːd ▷ thirds θɜːdz AmE θɝːdz ▶ ˌ third de ˈ gree BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THIRD — / θɜːd; NAmE θɜːrd/ ordinal number , noun ■ ordinal number 3rd HELP NOTE : There are examples of how …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THIRD — I. third 1 /θɜːd $ θɜːrd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thridda , thirdda ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEGREE — de ‧ gree S2 W1 /dɪˈɡriː/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: degré , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THIRD — n. & adj. --n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 3 in the sequence …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THIRD — n. & adj. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 3 in the sequence …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THIRD — n. & adj. --n. 1. the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 3 in the sequence …
Oxford English vocab
THIRD — ( thirds) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The third item in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEGREE — ( degrees) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use degree to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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