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1 extort
[ik'sto:t](to obtain (from a person) by threats or violence: They extorted a confession from him by torture.) αποσπώ- extortionate
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Torture — Tor ture (t[^o]r t[ u]r; 135), n. [F., fr. L. tortura, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist, rack, torture; probably akin to Gr. tre pein to turn, G. drechseln to turn on a lathe, and perhaps to E. queer. Cf. {Contort}, {Distort}, {Extort}, {Retort},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
confession — noun 1 admitting guilt ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ public ▪ true ▪ It s difficult to believe it s a true confession after all her lies. ▪ false … Collocations dictionary
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
Confession (law) — Evidence Part of the … Wikipedia
Confession (legal) — In the law of criminal evidence, a confession means a statement by a suspect in crime which is adverse to that person.HistoryThis specific form of testimony, involving oneself, is used as a form of proof in judicial matters, this since at least… … Wikipedia
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
Confession album — A page from a confession album The confession album, or confession book,[1] was a kind of autograph book popular in late nineteenth century Britain. Instead of leaving free room for invented or remembered poetry, it provided a formulaic catechism … Wikipedia
CONFESSION — Along with admissions of fact from which any criminal responsibility may be inferred, confessions are not admissible as evidence in criminal or quasi criminal proceedings, for no man may call himself a wrongdoer (Sanh. 9b). This rule against self … Encyclopedia of Judaism