English Explanatory Dictionary

third-degree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. At the third level of some system
  2. The least severe level of felony, typically involving a lack of planning and/or the presence of various mitigating factors.
  3. An extremely severe level of damage, typically involving major scarring and damage to subcutaneous tissue as well as the epidermis.

Word forms

third-degree in the third degree 3rd degree

Derived words

third-degree burn third-degree manslaughter third-degree murder third-degree relative
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