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Third Degree

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Noun

1. third degree

interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Third Degree

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noun
informal
torture or bullying, esp used to extort confessions or information

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Third Degree

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1. 
in Freemasonry, the degree of master mason
2.  US, Informal
harsh, grueling treatment and questioning of a prisoner in order to force a confession or exact information
often preceded by the

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Third Degree

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n.
The use of coercive and illegal methods by police to obtain a confession or information from a suspect.

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