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• Torture and the United States — Torture in the United States include documented and alleged cases inside the United States and outside the border by government personnel. Note that such incidents are not necessarily the policy of or done with the approval of the United States… …   Wikipedia

• torture — [tôr′chər] n. [Fr < LL tortura, a twisting, torture < pp. of L torquere, to twist: see TORT] 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… …   English World dictionary

• torture — ► NOUN 1) the infliction of severe pain as a punishment or a forcible means of persuasion. 2) great suffering or anxiety. ► VERB ▪ subject to torture. DERIVATIVES torturer noun. ORIGIN Latin tortura twisting, torment , from torquere to …   English terms dictionary

• torture — torturable, adj. torturedly, adv. torturer, n. torturesome, adj. torturingly, adv. /tawr cheuhr/, n., v., tortured, torturing. n. 1. the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or… …   Universalium

• torture — /ˈtɔtʃə / (say tawchuh) noun 1. the act of inflicting excruciating pain, especially from sheer cruelty or in hatred, revenge, or the like. 2. a method of inflicting such pain. 3. (often plural) the pain or suffering caused or undergone. 4.… …  

• torture — n. & v. n. 1 the infliction of severe bodily pain esp. as a punishment or a means of persuasion. 2 severe physical or mental suffering (the torture of defeat). v.tr. 1 subject to torture (tortured by guilt). 2 force out of a natural position or… …   Useful english dictionary

• torture — noun 1》 the action or practice of inflicting severe pain as a punishment or a forcible means of persuasion. 2》 great suffering or anxiety. verb subject to torture. Derivatives torturer noun Origin ME: via Fr. from late L. tortura twisting,… …   English new terms dictionary

• torture — tor•ture [[t]ˈtɔr tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty 2) a method of inflicting such pain 3) Often, tortures …   From formal English to slang

• Torture in Bahrain — In 2005, the United Nations Committee Against Torture reported in a judgement that there is no systematic torture in Bahrain since it had started the implementation of reforms in 2001. [http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/CAT.C.CR.34.BHR.En?… …   Wikipedia

• Torture during the Algerian War — The French Armed Forces made a systematic and indiscriminate use of torture during the Algerian War of Independence (1954 62), creating a public controversy which is far from having been stifled today. Although the Algerian National Liberation… …   Wikipedia

• torture — I n. 1) to employ, resort to, use torture 2) to inflict torture on 3) to subject smb. to torture 4) to undergo torture 5) cruel; plain, sheer; sadistic; severe torture 6) water torture 7) torture to + int. (it was sheer torture to listen to her… …   Combinatory dictionary