Engelsk substantiv: torturing |
1. | torturing (om handling) 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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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It required unnatural torturing to extract a confession.
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | torture |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | persecution |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | bastinado, boot, burning, crucifixion, dismemberment, electric shock, excruciation, falanga, genital torture, judicial torture, kia quen, kittee, nail pulling, nail removal, picket, piquet, prolonged interrogation, rack, sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, strapado, strappado, taking apart |
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