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Meanings of torture victim in English

Portuguese
vítima de tortura
Spanish
torturado

Person who was killed or severely wounded by the act of torture.

vítima de tortura
Synonyms
Examples for "victim of torture"
Examples for "victim of torture"
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Chiti has denied this, claiming he was the victim of torture.
The Irish Times
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Later the court heard that the file on his refugee status indicated he had been the victim of torture in Eritrea.
The Irish Times
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At the last court appearance, Siddiqui's lawyer, Elizabeth Fink, said federal authorities should treat Siddiqui as someone who may have been the victim of torture.
Reuters
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A victim of torturing uncertainty, he strained his ear for that swift footfall.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
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The letter coincides with the UN international day for victims of torture on Friday.
The Guardian
Usage of torture victim in English
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He also said the torture victim law does not apply to corporate defendants.
Reuters
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Then there'd be the beginning of Paddy Buckley, the torture victim.
The last four days of Paddy Buckley
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Lisboa predicted she would be remembered kindly as a former torture victim who became the first woman elected president of Brazil.
The Guardian
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Bronkhorstspruit farm attack: Crooks torture victims Details of the horrific crime have emerged.
The South African
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Dr Tyler shows me-below photographs of torture victims, humorous cartoons, pornography.
Axiomatic
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It appeared that MI5 was seeking to recruit torture victims as double agents.
The Guardian
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The ministry of Christian physicians comes as a revelation to the tortured victims.
Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India / A Study of Conditions am...
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We hear a tortured victim screaming out the shrillest taunts at his tormentor.
Alexander Pope
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He avoided the south-wing corridors, where they brought the torture victims to be identified.
Anil's ghost
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The dauphin of France had been the most tortured victim of his country's Revolution.
Lazarre
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Vadim at one point recalls the many torture victims he has witnessed over the years.
The Guardian
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They laughed at her pain as savages laugh at the agonies of a tortured victim.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
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Mechanically he continued his task, his brain dazed, a tortured victim of doubt, fear, suspicion.
Men, Women, and Boats
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They brought the lawsuit in 2004 under a U.S. law called the Torture Victim Protection Act.
Reuters
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The tooth came out hard, but at last he exhibited its long prongs to the tortured victim.
Oh, You Tex!
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Her first soldier, the tortured victim of a gas-attack, was bewailing the fate of his motherless child.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
Translations for torture victim