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- DictionaryTor·ture/ˈtôrCHər/
noun
- 1. the action or practice of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something: "the torture of political prisoners"
verb
- 1. inflict severe pain or suffering on: "most of the victims had been brutally tortured"
For the purpose of this Declaration, torture is defined as the deliberate, systematic or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons acting alone or on the orders of any authority, to force another person to yield information, to make a confession, or for any other reason.
Apr 11, 2024 · torture, the infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering for a purpose, such as extracting information, coercing a confession, or inflicting punishment. It is normally committed by a public official or other person exercising comparable power and authority.
noun. the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty. a method of inflicting such pain. Often tortures. the pain or suffering caused or undergone. extreme anguish of body or mind; agony.
5 days ago · torture in American English. (ˈtɔrtʃər ) noun. 1. the inflicting of severe pain to force information or confession, get revenge, etc. 2. any method by which such pain is inflicted. 3. any severe physical or mental pain; agony; anguish.
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to force or extort by torture: We'll torture the truth from his lips! to twist, force, or bring into some unnatural position or form: trees tortured by storms. to distort or pervert (language, meaning, etc.).
1 the act of causing someone severe pain in order to punish them or make them say or do something Many of the refugees have suffered torture. the use of torture terrible instruments of torture His confessions were made under torture. I heard stories of gruesome tortures in prisons.
Torture definition, the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty. See more.
