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third degree

 
/ˈθɜrd dɪˈɡri/ n [U]

Definition

severe questioning of someone to find out as much as you can: We gave the babysitter the third degree before we hired her.
(Definition of third degree n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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