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A quick definition of third degree:

Term: THIRD DEGREE

Definition: Third degree is when the police try to get a confession or information from someone by asking them a lot of questions for a long time, threatening them, or hurting them.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: The process of extracting a confession or information from a suspect or prisoner by prolonged questioning, the use of threats, or physical torture.

Example: The police gave the suspect the third degree to get him to confess to the crime.

Explanation: The example illustrates the definition by showing how the police used prolonged questioning and possibly threats or physical torture to get the suspect to confess to the crime. The third degree is a controversial and illegal method of interrogation that violates a person's rights and can lead to false confessions.

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Dkk

19:42

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KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

19:42

2016 pushed the conservative party into populism irreversibly

Dkk

19:43

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llama

19:43

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Dkk

19:43

Indeed!

llama

19:48

wasp, i think people are hopeful for a gov who at least attempts to care about the common man

JapaneseMacaque

20:55

MIAMI A

[] AromaticTroubledDormouse

20:55

How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?

[] AromaticTroubledDormouse

20:56

CONGRATS MACAQUE!

JapaneseMacaque

20:57

TY

jackfrost11770

20:59

got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack

jackfrost11770

20:59

ALSO CONGRATS!

texaslawhopefully

21:03

Congrats1!

Ratratta

21:15

Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.

Ratratta

21:15

Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!

[] baddestbunny

22:16

every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles

Dkk

22:32

Nice! @Macaque

Dkk

22:32

@Aromatic, Have to guess.

Dkk

22:33

That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?

[] baddestbunny

22:40

I said accosted not assaulted

JazzyGazelle

23:35

guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad

1a2b3c4d26z

23:37

Oooooo me too

JazzyGazelle

23:37

omg is this good or bad

Dkk

23:47

Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.

JazzyGazelle

23:49

it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??

180SupremeWarrior

23:53

hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?

Dkk

0:10

No idea

windyMagician

0:34

reporting live to say my ndls address also went long

JazzyGazelle

0:59

does it mean anything ^

Dkk

2:21

NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.

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