Third degree

Third degree has these meanings:

• In police interrogation, originally torture, then colloquially an intensive rough interrogation to extract information or a confession - the term "Third Degree" being an ironic reference to the Masonic ritual which involves a (symbolic) physical and moral interrogation.
• In Freemasonry, the test to become a Master Mason
• In USA law, the least serious of the three classifications of murder, burglary, or other felonies
• In Medicine, the highest severity of burn or heart block
• In Mathematics, degree has several meanings that third degree applies to:
  • in algebra, a cubic equation or cubic polynomial
  • in graph theory, a vertex with three incident edges
• Also a series of adult movies [3rd Degree Films]
• A book by Tania Roxborogh

3rd Degree can refer to:

• 3rd Degree (Performance) - A fire troop based in the north of England specializing in fast paced fire shows utilizing the arts of fire breathing, fire eating, fire staff and fire poi
• 3rd Degree (media) - An investigative journalism series in South Africa.
• 3rd Degree (novel) - A 2004 book by James Patterson, a sequel to 2nd Chance.
• 3rd Degree (band) - A Christian alternative band.
• 3rd Degree (studio) - A pornographic film studio.
• The 3rd Degree - An Australian sketch comedy show.
• The 3rd Degree Ltd (company) - A UK based software company, specializing in mobile marketing and market research.
• In Freemasonry the rank of Master Mason is sometimes referred to as a 3rd Degree, often written 3°.
• In Wicca the rank of High Priest or High Priestess is also called 3rd Degree.