'third degree' definitions:
Definition of 'third degree'
From: WordNet
noun
Interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession
Synonyms of 'third degree'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cross-examination,
- cross-examine,
- cross-interrogate,
- cross-interrogation,
- cross-question,
- cross-questioning,
- direct examination,
- extract information,
- go over,
- grill,
- grilling,
- inquisition,
- interrogation,
- make inquisition,
- police interrogation,
- pry out,
- redirect examination,
- roast,
- the grill