torture -
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; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
genital torture blunt or penetrating trauma or rape (vaginal or anal)
judicial torture torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by duly accredited officials; "the English renounced judicial torture in 1640"
kia quen a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
kittee a form of torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more
piquet,
picket a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
prolonged interrogation a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hours
rack a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
sensory deprivation a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of all sensory input
sleep deprivation a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep
strapado,
strappado a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
electric shock a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
distress,
suffering,
hurt the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"
torture -
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
torture -
The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.
Verb
torture -
To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on someone.
Wikipedia
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, information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to, lawful sanctions.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
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torture The intentional infliction of physical or mental suffering upon a person or an animal in order to punish, to coerce or for sheer cruelty.
torture To intentionally inflict physical or mental suffering upon a person or an animal in order to punish, to coerce or for sheer cruelty.
