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Intentional infliction of physical or mental suffering upon a person or an animal.

        torturas
        catalão
        deformació
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        deformación

        The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.

              deformació
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              angústia
              catalão
              martiri
              espanhol
              angustia

              Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain.

                    angústia
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                    Torment emotionally or mentally.

                          tortuar
                          Usage of torture in inglês
                          1
                          So the question remains: how long will Ireland continue to torture women?
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          Contemporary Greece was described as a classic case of government by torture.
                          The new yorker
                          3
                          The judge also said the claim of police torture carried no weight.
                          Reuters
                          4
                          Those groups say state torture is widespread, an allegation the government denies.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          Ms Smith told Sky News: We absolutely oppose torture in this country.
                          The Irish Times
                          6
                          He said torture had been an institutional problem, rather than a policy.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          The idea is simple: to prevent torture or ill-treatment before it happens.
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          The information played right into Hoover's Chinese water torture of the Kennedys.
                          The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
                          9
                          However, he did say issues of torture could arise during the trial.
                          Reuters
                          10
                          In his right hand he carried an implement of torture- abonesaw.
                          Sons of the Oak
                          11
                          Yet physical torture was far from the only element in the confessions.
                          Templars: history and myth: from solomon's temple to the freemas...
                          12
                          If the torture be too great to bear, say: 'I will confess.
                          Witchcraft Today
                          13
                          Shamsi said Slahi's ordeal is more proof that torture does not work.
                          Reuters
                          14
                          But his family say he had suffered severe facial injuries under torture.
                          The Guardian
                          15
                          Rights groups said he was involved in the widespread torture of detainees.
                          Reuters
                          16
                          The deaths were reportedly caused by the use of torture by police.
                          The Irish Times
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