Welcome to English in a Minute. A third-degree burn requires medical attention. But is this
what Ana and Dan are talking about when they say the third degree?
Hey, I'm headed to the lunch meeting. You want to walk with me?
Um, no thanks. I'm busy doing other things far away with other people.
What are you doing? Where are you going? Who are you meeting?
Dan, stop with the third degree!
If you don't want so many questions, I need answers.
A third degree is a long and intense period of questioning. We usually call it the third degree.
It is what police officers do to get information or even a confession from a suspect.
And that's English in a Minute.