third degree
Signification (Anglais)
Intensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession
Concepts
chevalet
passage à tabac
torture
Étymologie (Anglais)
Attested from 1900. The phrase, meaning "intense interrogation by police," likely refers to the Third Degree of Master Mason in Freemasonry, the ceremony for which included an interrogation. Alternatively, it reflects the practice of interrogation under torture, where three degrees of torture were recognised, of increasing intensity. In other contexts, three degrees of interrogation were recognised, with torture being the third degree.
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Phrases
Give them a little third degree .
Donnez-leur un petit troisième degré.
