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torture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | torturing |
| Type of | persecution |
| Has types | picket, piquet, prolonged interrogation, rack, bastinado, sleep deprivation, strapado, strappado, taking apart, sensory deprivation, boot, burning, crucifixion, dismemberment, electric shock, excruciation, falanga, genital torture, judicial torture, kia quen, kittee, nail pulling, nail removal |
torture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | distortion, overrefinement, straining, twisting |
| Type of | falsification, misrepresentation |
