third degree

Noun

informal

(informal) Intensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession

Japanese Meaning

情報や自白を引き出すための、激しい尋問、もしくは拷問的な尋問

After the accident, the witness said he was given the third degree by the police until he finally confessed.

事故の後、目撃者は警察に徹底的な取り調べを受け、ついに自白したと語った。

Sense（1）

(informal) Intensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession

When I came home at 4 a.m., my dad really gave me the third degree.