Torturee vs Torture - What's the difference?
torturee | torture |
One who is subjected to torture; a torture victim.
* 2007 , Mirko Bagaric and Julie Clarke, Torture: When the Unthinkable is Morally Permissible , : (State University of New York Press), ISBN 9780791471531 (hardcover), ISBN 9780791471548 (paperback),
Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony.
(chiefly, literary) The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.
To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).
As a noun torturee
is one who is subjected to torture; a torture victim.As a verb torture is
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(en noun)page 37:
- Regardless of the guilt of the agent, it is most important that torture is only used against individuals who actually possess the relevant information. It will be rare that conclusive proof is available that an individual does, in fact, possess the required knowledge; for example, potential torturees will not have been through a trial process in which their guilt has been established.
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(wikipedia torture)Noun
(en noun)- Using large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly torture .
- In every war there are acts of torture that cause the world to shudder.
- People confess to anything under torture .
- Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture !
Derived terms
* torture chamber *Verb
(tortur)- People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.