Dictionary

third-degree en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) 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.
   • The jury found him guilty of third-degree murder since he had only meant to beat the clown, not to kill him.
2. (not-comparable, of burns) 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.

Forms

Coordinates

first-degree · fourth-degree · second-degree

Deriveds

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

Translations (5)

nl derdegraads- (severely burnt) · fi lievä (least severe level of felony offense) · fi kolmannen asteen (severely burnt) · hu harmadfokú (severely burnt) · nl van de derde graad (severely burnt)