Third degree
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'''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 [[Freemason|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 [[felony|felonies]]
*In [[Medicine]], the highest severity of [[Burn (injury)|burn]] or [[Third_degree_heart_block|heart block]]
*In [[Mathematics]], [[Degree (mathematics)|degree]] has several meanings that [[Third degree|third degree]] applies to:
** in [[algebra]], a [[cubic equation]] or cubic polynomial
** in [[graph theory]], a [[vertex (graph theory)|vertex]] with three incident [[Edge (graph theory)|edges]]
*Also a series of [[Third degree (movies)|adult movies]] [3rd Degree Films]
* A [[Third Degree (Tania Roxborogh Book)|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 (book)|2nd Chance]].
*[[3rd Degree (band)]] - A [[Christian alternative band]].
*[[3rd Degree (studio)]] - A [[pornographic film]] [[studio]].
*[[The 3rd Degree]] - An [[Australia]]n 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 [[wiktionary:High Priest|High Priest]] or [[wiktionary:High Priestess|High Priestess]] is also called 3rd Degree.
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