Definitions
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- noun An act of
torture - verb Present participle of
torture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
- adjective extremely painful
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Examples
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The Center for Constitutional Rights is calling for an investigation of what that organization callsthe “torture team” — any government official, up to and including the President, who madedecisions that resulted in torturing detainees.
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The Center for Constitutional Rights is calling for an investigation of what that organization callsthe “torture team” — any government official, up to and including the President, who madedecisions that resulted in torturing detainees.
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I found it astonishing that some people quite literally believe God is justified in torturing sinners for eternity.
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Rarely do I kill off a character, but oh how I delight in torturing them.
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Rock: I found it astonishing that some people quite literally believe God is justified in torturing sinners for eternity
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I found it astonishing that some people quite literally believe God is justified in torturing sinners for eternity.
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Dick Cheney is probably going to prison for his role in torturing prisoners, and he knows it.
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This man is a criminal, as is anyone else who knew about and participated in torturing detainees.
Cheney: Investigating CIA interrogations a political move 2009
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Rock: I found it astonishing that some people quite literally believe God is justified in torturing sinners for eternity
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Rock: I found it astonishing that some people quite literally believe God is justified in torturing sinners for eternity.
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