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Adjective

1. 1
   At the third level of some system; The least severe level of felony, typically involving a lack of planning and/or the presence of various mitigating factors. not-comparable

   "The jury found him guilty of third-degree murder since he had only meant to beat the clown, not to kill him."

2. 2
   At the third level of some system; An extremely severe level of damage, typically involving major scarring and damage to subcutaneous tissue as well as the epidermis. not-comparable

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cross examinationcross questiongo overgrillgrillinginquisition

Example

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"The fire left her with a third-degree burn which took months to fully heal."

Related phrases

third-degree burnthird-degree manslaughterthird-degree murderthird-degree relative

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