torture to obtain a confession

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• torture — 01. Many police forces all over the world use [torture] to get information from suspected criminals. 02. South African activist Steven Biko was [tortured] to death by the police while in jail. 03. It was pure [torture] for Betty to make chocolate …   Grammatical examples in English

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