third degree
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthird degreeˌthird deˈgree noun → give somebody the third degreeExamples from the Corpusthird degree• There was no way she'd respond to a third degree, so I was hoping she'd decide I was harmless.• And would Feargal now give him the third degree?third-degreeˈthird-degree adjective [always before noun] 1 → third-degree burn2 → third-degree murder/burglary/assault etcExamples from the Corpusthird-degree• She was hospitalized in a critical condition after suffering third-degree burns, and died 21 days later.• She incurred shrapnel wounds as well as third-degree burns.• He was suffering from third-degree ennui, and that was all there was to it.