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
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torturing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | torture |
| Type of | persecution |
| Has types | burning, crucifixion, dismemberment, electric shock, excruciation, falanga, genital torture, judicial torture, kia quen, kittee, bastinado, nail removal, picket, piquet, prolonged interrogation, rack, sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, strapado, strappado, taking apart, nail pulling, boot |
| Derivation | torture |
it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | agonising, agonizing, excruciating, harrowing, torturesome, torturous |
