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torture — or ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tortured} (t[^o]r t[ u]rd; 135); p. pr. & vb. n. {tTorturing.}] [Cf. F. Torturer. ] 1. To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex. [1913 Webster] 2. To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torture — Synonyms and related words: Procrustean bed, abuse, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, agonizingness, agony, ail, anguish, atrocious pain, bed of Procrustes, befoul, bewitch, bias, bite, blight, bloody, boot, burn, chafe, claw, clawing, color, condemn,… … Moby Thesaurus
Torture — Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him, or a third person,… … Wikipedia
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 — Un traité de police judiciaire datant de 1951 et conçu à l’usage des commissaires et officiers de police conseillait: «Il existe un degré inférieur de torture qui ne tombe pas sous le coup de la loi, qui ne vicie même pas la procédure et qui aide … Encyclopédie Universelle
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 — 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 — Quoiqu il y ait peu d articles de jurisprudence dans ces honnêtes réflexions alphabétiques, il faut pourtant dire un mot de la torture, autrement nommée question. C est une étrange manière de questionner les hommes. Ce ne sont pourtant pas de … Dictionnaire philosophique de Voltaire
torture — n 1. persecution, persecuting, excruciation, torment, tormenting, torturing, martyrdom, crucifixion, crucifying; punishment, punishing, castiga tion; abuse, beating, flagellation, flagging, lashing, whipping; molestation, mistreatment,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
put to the torture — torment, subject to torture and suffering … English contemporary dictionary
torture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pain, excruciation, agony, torment; martyrdom, crucifixion; anguish; cruelty. v. t. punish; torment, rack, agonize, martyr; garble, distort, twist, misrepresent. See punishment, badness. II (Roget s… … English dictionary for students