third degree
Harsh police questioning
The third degree is intense, prolonged questioning—especially by police trying to extract a confession.
The term suggests psychological pressure, aggressive tactics, or relentless interrogation: They gave him the third degree about where he'd been all night.
Used loosely for any persistent questioning: My parents gave me the third degree when I got home late.
In another sense, third degree describes the most severe classification of burns, affecting all layers of skin.
Cooking on metal grates
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- sweatboxOverheated confined space
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
intimidation · pressure · police interrogation · confession · suspect · detainee · interrogation room · probe
Transplanting tissue to wounds
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- charringBurning surface black
- tissue damageHarm to body cells
- burn unitWard for thermal injuries
plastic surgery · reconstructive surgery · debridement · contracture · keloid · wound care · scarring · electrical burn
Fraternal order with lodges
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
Hiram Abiff · raising · candidate · obligation · secret society · brotherhood · craft
Killing during commission of crime
- homicideCausing another's death
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- criminal negligenceCarelessness severe enough for prosecution
- depraved indifferenceCriminal disregard for life
reckless disregard · prosecution · conviction · sentencing · criminal charge · unlawful killing · felony · indictment
grilling
Cooking on metal grates
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- sweatboxOverheated confined space
coercion · intimidation · pressure · police interrogation · confession · suspect · detainee · interrogation room · probe · scrutiny
skin grafting
Transplanting tissue to wounds
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- charringBurning surface black
- tissue damageHarm to body cells
burn unit · plastic surgery · reconstructive surgery · debridement · contracture · keloid · wound care · scarring · electrical burn · chemical burn
Freemasonry
Fraternal order with lodges
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
ceremony · Hiram Abiff · raising · candidate · obligation · secret society · brotherhood · craft
felony murder
Killing during commission of crime
- homicideCausing another's death
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- criminal negligenceCarelessness severe enough for prosecution
depraved indifference · reckless disregard · prosecution · conviction · sentencing · criminal charge · unlawful killing · felony · indictment
- heat and fireignite, burn, flame, blaze, combust
- interrogationquestioning, interrogator, suspect, interview room, Miranda rights
- Number Phrasesone and only, two cents, three strikes, four corners, five senses
- FreemasonryMason, Masons, Freemasons, Freemasonry, lodge
- scale degreestonic, dominant, mediant, subdominant, leading tone
- threestrio, triad, triple, triplet, trinity
third degreefriendly chat
Casual, pleasant conversation
small talk · casual conversation · kid gloves · rapport building · open dialogue
third degreefirst degree
Initial academic credential
superficial burn · minor burn · first degree burn · second degree burn · sunburn
degree, third, degrees, thirds, thirdly, degrease, degreaser, master's degree, honorary degree