- physical torture
- насм ирон физическая подготовка
Conversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary. А. Фединой. 2015.
Conversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary. А. Фединой. 2015.
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 — 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
Torture — Those abducted by the military and security forces during the “dirty wars” were routinely subjected to torture, both physical and psychological. Common methods of physical torture were beatings, electric shocks to sensitive areas of the body,… … Historical Dictionary of the “Dirty Wars”
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
Torture murder — is a loosely defined term to describe the process used by murderers who kill their victims by slowly torturing them. Fact|date=February 2007 Legal positionOne of the criteria for a judgment of Murder in the first degree in the laws of the state… … Wikipedia
torture — [tôr′chər] n. [Fr < LL tortura, a twisting, torture < pp. of L torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. the inflicting of severe pain to force information or confession, get revenge, etc. 2. any method by which such pain is inflicted 3. any severe… … English World dictionary
torture — index badger, cruelty, endanger, ill use, inflict, infliction, irritate, mistreat, pique … Law dictionary
torture — [n] severe mental or physical pain ache, affliction, agony, anguish, cruciation, crucifixion, distress, dolor, excruciation, impalement, laceration, martyrdom, misery, pang, persecution, rack, suffering, third degree*, torment, tribulation,… … New thesaurus
Uses of torture in recent times — Torture, the infliction of severe physical or psychological pain upon an individual to extract information, a confession or as a punishment, is prohibited by international law and illegal in most countries. However, it is still used by many… … Wikipedia
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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