third-degree

See also: third degree

English

Alternative forms

• in the third degree, 3rd degree

Adjective

third-degree (not comparable)

1. At the third level of some system, particularly:
   1. (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.

   2. (of burns) An extremely severe level of damage, typically involving major scarring and damage to subcutaneous tissue as well as the epidermis.

Coordinate terms

• first-degree, second-degree, fourth-degree

Derived terms

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

Translations

least severe level of felony offense

• Finnish: lievä (fi)

severely burnt

• Dutch: van de derde graad, derdegraads-
• Finnish: kolmannen asteen (fi)
• Hungarian: harmadfokú (hu)