third degree
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1. third degree - Noun
2. third degree - Adjective
3. third degree - Phrase
Meaning
third degree
(informal) Intensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession
When I came home at 4 a.m., my dad really gave me the third degree.
At the third level of some system, particularly:
(law) The least severe level of felony, typically involving a lack of planning and/or the presence of various mitigating factors.
The jury found him guilty of third-degree murder since he had only meant to beat the clown, not to kill him.
(of burns) An extremely severe level of damage, typically involving major scarring and damage to subcutaneous tissue as well as the epidermis.
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As a result of the investigation, Alvarez-Soto was arrested on Dec. 27 and Hugo Lopez-Ramos was arrested on Dec. 28. Both men were charged with third-degree burglary and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Carter was charged with three counts of second-degree sexual assault and three counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
At 10:16 p.m. Holden Fischer, 18, was arrested at C.R. 29 and 42, in Sterling, on charges of complicity, felony menacing, prohibited use of weapons, third degree criminal trespass and reckless endangerment.
Blue Earth County Attorney Pat McDermott said Monday that charges against 27-year-old Chelsea Rae Olinger were amended to include second- and third-degree murder and malicious punishment of a child, all felonies.
Christopher R. Tucker, 34, is charged with criminal homicide, first- and third-degree murder and aggravated assault in the death of 19-year-old Tara Serino last week.
Bernstein sustained third-degree burns as a result of the attack.