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Deliberate infliction of suffering on a person
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons including punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation
Torture
BDSM sexual activity
Breast torture (also called breast play or tit torture) is a BDSM activity in which sexual stimulation is provided through the intentional application
Breast_torture
A list of torture methods and devices includes: Chinese water torture Humiliation Subjection to periods of interrogation Music torture Mock execution Forced
List_of_torture_methods
2010 Canadian film by Robert Lieberman
The Tortured is a 2010 horror thriller film directed by Robert Lieberman, written by Marek Posival, and starring Erika Christensen, Jesse Metcalfe, Fulvio
The_Tortured
Use of tickling to abuse an individual
Tickle torture is the prolonged use of tickling to abuse, dominate, harass, humiliate, or interrogate an individual. While laughter is popularly thought
Tickle_torture
Torture involving rats
Rat torture is the use of rats to torture a victim by encouraging them to attack and eat the victim alive. The "Rats Dungeon", or "Dungeon of the Rats"
Rat_torture
Torture method
Bamboo torture is a form of torture and execution where a bamboo shoot grows through the body of a victim. It was reportedly used in East and South Asian
Bamboo_torture
Methods of torture using water
Water torture encompasses a variety of techniques using water to inflict physical or psychological harm on a victim as a form of torture or execution.
Water_torture
Topics referred to by the same term
the victim. Torture or Tortured may also refer to: Torture (album), by Cannibal Corpse, 2012 Tortured, by Annette Ducharme, 1997 "Torture" (song), by
Torture_(disambiguation)
Form of sexual play
Cock and ball torture (CBT) is a sexual activity involving the application of pain or constriction to the male genitals. This may involve directly painful
Cock_and_ball_torture
2024 Indonesian horror film
Grave Torture (Indonesian: Siksa Kubur) is a 2024 Indonesian psychological horror film written, directed, and edited by Joko Anwar. The film is based
Grave_Torture
Type of torture
Psychological torture, mental torture or emotional torture is a type of torture that relies primarily on psychological effects and only secondarily on
Psychological_torture
Type of murder
A torture murder is a murder where death was preceded by the torture of the victim. In many legal jurisdictions a murder involving "exceptional brutality
Torture_murder
2002 US government legal memoranda
A set of legal memoranda known as the "Torture Memos" (officially the Memorandum Regarding Military Interrogation of Alien Unlawful Combatants Held Outside
Torture_Memos
Japanese form of BDSM
Nose torture is a classic Japanese form of BDSM, that usually involves a hook applied in the nose — so called nosehook — that pulls the nose backwards
Nose_torture
2004 American military scandal
included physical abuse, sexual humiliation, physical and psychological torture, and rape, as well as the killing of Manadel al-Jamadi and the desecration
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse
Method of punishment
a heated room to punish or coerce a person into cooperating with the torturers. Crown Prince Sado of Joseon was executed by being forced into a rice
Box_(torture)
Museum exhibiting torture devices
A torture museum is a museum that exhibits instruments of torture and provides an insight on the history of torture and its use in human society. Several
Torture_museum
Topics referred to by the same term
Genital torture (sometimes called genitorture) may refer to: A technique used in torture, the non-consensual infliction of suffering Cock and ball torture, a
Genital_torture
Torture method
Chinese water torture, or use of a dripping machine, is a psychological torture tactic in which cold water is slowly dripped onto the victim's scalp,
Chinese_water_torture
Room where torture is inflicted
A torture chamber is a room equipped, and sometimes specially constructed, for the infliction of torture. The medieval torture chamber was windowless and
Torture_chamber
Torture instrument
The thumbscrew, (also known as devils handshake) is a torture instrument which was first used in early modern Europe. It is a simple vise, sometimes with
Thumbscrew_(torture)
Method of torture
Pharmacological torture is the use of psychotropic or other drugs to punish or extract information from a person. The aim is to force compliance by causing
Pharmacological_torture
and systematic use of torture in Turkey goes back to the Ottoman Empire. After the foundation of the Republic of Turkey, torture of civilians by the Turkish
Torture_in_Turkey
Torture is generally understood as deliberately inflicting "severe pain or suffering", usually on a person under some kind of custody. However, the definition
Definitions_of_torture
2012 studio album by Cannibal Corpse
Torture is the twelfth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on March 13, 2012 by Metal Blade Records. The album was produced
Torture_(album)
Collusion by one government in the abuse of prisoners by another
Torture by proxy is collusion by one government in the abuse of prisoners by another. The United States has rendered prisoners to nations known to practice
Torture_by_proxy
Torture and interrogation instruments
The term boot refers to a family of instruments of torture and interrogation variously designed to cause crushing injuries to the foot and/or leg. The
Boot_(torture)
Torture device
The rack is a torture device consisting of a rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one or both ends. The
Rack_(torture)
Use of torture to obtain information in interrogation
Interrogational torture is the use of torture to obtain information in interrogation, as opposed to the use of torture to extract a forced confession,
Interrogational_torture
Topics referred to by the same term
Torture Garden may refer to: The Torture Garden, novel by Octave Mirbeau "The Torture Garden", song by Death in June Torture Garden (album), album by Naked
Torture_Garden
Torture by sensory deprivation
White torture, often referred to as white room torture, is a type of psychological torture technique aimed at complete sensory deprivation and isolation
White_torture
Novel by Octave Mirbeau
The Torture Garden (French: Le Jardin des supplices) is a novel written by the French journalist, novelist and playwright Octave Mirbeau, and was first
The_Torture_Garden
Abuse case in California
on 14 felony counts, including abuse of a dependent adult, child abuse, torture, and false imprisonment. In April, they were sentenced to life imprisonment
Turpin_case
Finnish death metal band
Torture Killer is a Finnish death metal band from Turku, formed in 2002. The band consists of five members: guitarists Jari Laine and Tuomas Karppinen
Torture_Killer
Mythical torture device
The iron maiden is a mythical torture device, believed to have been first created in the 19th century. It consists of a solid iron cabinet with a hinged
Iron_maiden
1984 single by the Jacksons
"Torture" is the second single released off the album Victory by the Jacksons. Written by Jackie Jackson and fellow Motown veteran Kathy Wakefield, the
Torture_(song)
Horror genre
analyses of torture porn films. For example, a book chronicling the torture porn phenomenon and the surrounding controversy—Steve Jones' Torture Porn: Popular
Splatter_film
2024 studio album by Taylor Swift
The Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on April 19, 2024, through Republic
The_Tortured_Poets_Department
Torture and systematic degrading practices have been inflicted on civilians detained by Palestinian forces in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. As of
Torture_in_Palestine
Internationally, nonreligious people are less likely to support the use of torture against suspected terrorists than Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews,
Religious_views_on_torture
American ex-CIA officer and whistleblower (born 1964)
officer, author, and whistleblower who, in 2007, exposed the CIA's use of torture during the war on terror. He was an intelligence analyst and operations
John_Kiriakou
2022 Russo-Ukrainian War incident
Pryvillia In July 2022, video recordings of the torture, castration and murder of a Ukrainian POW in the Pryvillia sanatorium by Russian servicemen were
Torture and castration of a Ukrainian POW in Pryvillia
Torture_and_castration_of_a_Ukrainian_POW_in_Pryvillia
Program of torture by the US government
interrogation techniques" or "enhanced interrogation" was a program of systematic torture of detainees by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense Intelligence
Enhanced interrogation techniques
Enhanced_interrogation_techniques
Topics referred to by the same term
The Torture Papers may refer to: The Torture Papers (book), a book about the use of controversial techniques in the interrogation and detention of captives
The_Torture_Papers
Interrogation practice used by the United States military and CIA
Music was used to torture detainees held by the United States during the war on terror. Interrogators opted to use heavy metal, country, and rap music
Music torture in the war on terror
Music_torture_in_the_war_on_terror
Professional wrestling stable
House of Torture (HoT) is a villainous professional wrestling stable currently performing for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The
House_of_Torture
Acts of torture influenced or instigated by medical personnel
Medical torture describes the involvement of, or sometimes instigation by, medical personnel in acts of torture, either to judge what victims can endure
Medical_torture
Israeli torture of Palestinians refers to the use of torture and systematic degrading practices on Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in both the
Israeli torture of Palestinians
Israeli_torture_of_Palestinians
1991 EP by Vio-lence
Torture Tactics is an EP recorded by the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Vio-lence in 1991. It was released originally on Megaforce Records and
Torture_Tactics
There are cases, both documented and alleged, that involve the usage of torture by members of the United States government, military, law enforcement agencies
Torture_in_the_United_States
Surreal horror film series by Lucifer Valentine
situations involving vomiting, cannibalism, graphic sexual violence, gore, torture, and murder. All three of the films received limited theatrical releases
Vomit_Gore_Trilogy
Form of torture
Water cure is a form of torture in which the victim is forced to drink large quantities of water in a short time, resulting in gastric distension, water
Water_cure_(torture)
1980 fantasy by Gene Wolfe
The Shadow of the Torturer is a science fantasy novel by American writer Gene Wolfe, published by Simon & Schuster in May 1980. It is the first of four
The_Shadow_of_the_Torturer
Event in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Mala Rohan The torture of Russian soldiers in Mala Rohan was an incident during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that occurred in the village of Mala
Torture of Russian soldiers in Mala Rohan
Torture_of_Russian_soldiers_in_Mala_Rohan
2010 American film
Torture Room (also known as Pledge of Allegiance) is a 2010 American political horror thriller film written and directed by Eric Forsberg. A direct-to-video
Torture_Room
Brazilian death/thrash metal band
Torture Squad is a Brazilian death/thrash metal band, founded in 1990. Three years after being founded in 1990, the band entered a more professional phase
Torture_Squad
United States military prison in southeastern Cuba
are consistent with torture as defined by the UN Convention Against Torture as well as the more restrictive US definition of torture that was operational
Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
(Convention against Torture) and other international treaties and disregard for the prohibition of torture enshrined in Bahraini law. Torture was routine practice
Torture_in_Bahrain
International human rights instrument against torture and cruel or unusual punishment
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (commonly known as the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT))
United Nations Convention Against Torture
United_Nations_Convention_Against_Torture
describes the use of torture since the adoption of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which prohibited it. Torture is prohibited by international
Use_of_torture_since_1948
2013 film
Torture Chamber is a 2013 horror film written and directed by Dante Tomaselli. The movie first released on October 10, 2013 at the Sitges Film Festival
Torture_Chamber
Torture method
Shabeh (also sometimes called shabach) is a combined torture method that involves restraining a detainee in an awkward, painful position ("shabeh position")
Shabeh_(torture)
Widespread moral panic alleging abuse
horrific acts by outside groups, including cannibalism, child murder, torture, and incestuous orgies can place minorities in the role of the "Other"
Satanic_panic
Dutch death metal band
Severe Torture is a Dutch death metal band, formed in 1997 by drummer Seth van de Loo, bassist Patrick Boleij and guitarist Thijs van Laarhoven. The band
Severe_Torture
Nations Convention Against Torture. It is generally agreed that torture is inherently morally wrong because all forms of torture "involve the intentional
Ethics_of_torture
Fictional representations of torture
representations, torture is often portrayed as a method for obtaining information through interrogation. Unlike the real world practice of torture, fictional
Torture_in_fiction
Psychological warfare and torture technique
Music can be used as a tool of psychological warfare. The term "music torture" is sometimes used to describe the practice.[citation needed] While it is
Music in psychological operations
Music_in_psychological_operations
German goregrind band
Cock and Ball Torture (also known as CBT) is a German goregrind band formed on 22 February 1997. The group is known for its groove-heavy riffing and pitchshifted
Cock_and_Ball_Torture_(band)
Livestreamed torture incident
Jordan Hill, Tesfaye "Teefies" Cooper, and Brittany and Tanishia Covington tortured, committed a hate crime and other offenses against a mentally disabled
2017_Chicago_torture_incident
2005 beating in the Russian Armed Forces
On December 31, 2005, four members of the Russian Armed Forces tortured fellow soldier Andrey Sergeyevich Sychyov (Russian: Андре́й Серге́евич Сычёв, also
Beating_of_Andrey_Sychyov
Elements from the French Armed Forces used deliberate torture during the Algerian War (1954–1962), creating an ongoing public controversy. Pierre Vidal-Naquet
Torture during the Algerian War
Torture_during_the_Algerian_War
2013 murder of an abused American boy in Palmdale, California
California, United States, who died after months of severe abuse and torture. His death resulted from a beating inflicted by his mother, Pearl Fernandez
Murder_of_Gabriel_Fernandez
2006 nonfiction book by Thompson & Paglen
Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA's Rendition Flights is a 2006 book by A. C. Thompson and Trevor Paglen documenting the CIA's extraordinary rendition
Torture_Taxi
Japanese manga series
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (Japanese: 姫様"拷問"の時間です, Hepburn: Hime-sama "Gōmon" no Jikan desu) is a Japanese manga series written by Robinson Haruhara [ja]
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess
'Tis_Time_for_"Torture,"_Princess
1939 film by Victor Hugo Halperin
Torture Ship is a 1939 American science fiction horror film directed by Victor Halperin, based on Jack London's 1899 short story "A Thousand Deaths".
Torture_Ship
Alleged early modern torture device
apart with a spring or by turning a key. Its proposed functionality as a torture device is to be variously inserted into the mouth and other parts of the
Pear_of_anguish
2019 EP by Jazmin Bean
Worldwide Torture is the debut extended play (EP) by English singer Jazmin Bean, released on 22 October 2019 through Aswang Birthday Cake. Bean wrote
Worldwide_Torture
Academic journal
Torture: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture is a peer-reviewed medical journal on rehabilitation of torture victims
Torture_(journal)
Medieval torture device
The brodequin was an instrument of torture used during the Middle Ages. The victim would be secured to a stout bench in a sitting position. His bare legs
Brodequin_(torture)
Torture of civilians during the Kosovo war
The Zllash torture incident occurred during the Kosovo War, involving the torture of six individuals suspected of collaboration, ultimately resulting in
Zllash_torture
Manufacture, marketing and export of tools commonly used for torture
The term torture trade refers to the manufacture, marketing, and export of tools commonly used for torture, like restraints and high-voltage electro-shock
Torture_trade
In Brazil, the use of torture – either as a means of obtaining evidence through confession or as a form of punishment for prisoners – dates back to colonial
Torture_in_Brazil
Torture method
The strappado, also known as corda, is a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and the victim is suspended by a rope
Strappado
Form of torture using iron combs
carding being a completely different process) is a sometimes-fatal form of torture in which iron combs designed to prepare wool and other fibres for woolen
Combing_(torture)
Erotic practices involving domination and sadomasochism
the types of BDSM play: Animal roleplay Bondage (BDSM) Breast torture Cock and ball torture Diaper play Edgeplay Erotic electrostimulation Erotic sexual
BDSM
suffering. The phenomenon drew public attention after a global monkey torture ring was uncovered by the BBC in 2023, and is predominantly seen on the
Monkey_hate
Museum in St. Augustine, Florida
The Medieval Torture Museum is the largest interactive torture museum in the United States, displaying a private collection of torture, execution and
Medieval_Torture_Museum
Archaic Chinese method of torture and execution
"slow slicing" or (incorrectly) "death by a thousand cuts", is a form of torture and execution that was used in China from c. 900 until it was banned in
Lingchi
Physiological reaction or injury caused by electric current
Several deliberate uses of electric shock are considered torture. The Tucker Telephone is a torture device that was used in the Tucker State Prison Farm,
Electrical_injury
Report of the United States government
Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s Detention and Interrogation Program and its use of torture during interrogation on detainees in CIA custody. The report covers CIA
U.S. Senate report on CIA torture
U.S._Senate_report_on_CIA_torture
Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Torture Museum, Amsterdam is located in Amsterdam, near the Bloemenmarkt overlooking the Singel. It exhibits historical instruments of torture. Like
Torture_Museum,_Amsterdam
2007 memoir of Michael Keller
Torture Central: E-mails From Abu Ghraib is the title of the memoir of Michael Keller, an American soldier stationed in Abu Ghraib, Iraq during 2005-2006
Torture_Central
1976 Japanese splatter film
Tokugawa onna keibatsu-emaki: Ushi-zaki no kei transl. The Joy of Torture 2: Oxen Split Torturing) is a 1976 Japanese splatter film. It tells two stories set
Shogun's_Sadism
2013 documentary film
Sound of Torture is a 2013 documentary film written and directed by Israeli filmmaker Keren Shayo which follows Eritrean radio host and human rights activist
Sound_of_Torture
American CIA officer and counterterrorism analyst (born 1965)
Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture, released in December 2014, showed that Bikowsky was not only a key part of the torture program but also one of its
Alfreda_Frances_Bikowsky
2010 murder in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States
in February 2010. Daugherty, who was mentally disabled, was humiliated, tortured, sexually assaulted and murdered by a group of individuals she considered
Murder_of_Jennifer_Daugherty
Building in Gdańsk, Poland
The Torture Chamber (Polish: Katownia; German: Painkammer) is a building located in central Gdańsk. One of a series of city gates, it was constructed
Torture_Chamber,_Gdańsk
Torture of slaves in the United States was fairly common, as part of what many slavers claimed was necessary discipline. As one historian put it, "Stinted
Torture of slaves in the United States
Torture_of_slaves_in_the_United_States
1968 Japanese film
Absolutely Secret: Girl Torture (極秘 女拷問, Gokuhi: onna gōmon) aka Top Secrets of Women Torture and Top Secret of Torturing Women is a 1968 Japanese pink
Absolutely Secret: Girl Torture
Absolutely_Secret:_Girl_Torture
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Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, German, Greek, Swedish
Pure; Torture; Form of Catherine
Girl/Female
American, British, Czech, English, German, Greek, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Ukrainian
Pure; Torture; Form of Catherine
Girl/Female
American, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Swedish
Pure; Virginal; Torture
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
American, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Swedish
Ruler; Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek, Irish
Pure; Torture
Boy/Male
Danish, German, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bernacle, barnakyll, a diminutive of bernak, from Old French bernac, a type of severe bit, which was also used as an instrument of torture; the term may have been applied as a nickname for a tamer of restive horses, for a man with an unruly temperament, or for a torturer. Alternatively, the surname may have originated as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a barnacle goose (Middle English barnakyll) in some way.Americanized spelling of German Barnickel, Barnikel, from a byname of uncertain origin for someone who was cross-eyed or suffering from an eye disease; or presumably from a personal name, a compound of Bern(o) + Nickel (pet form of Nicolaus).
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Greek, Irish
Medieval English Form of the Irish Caitlin; Pure; Torture; Combination of Kate and Lynn
Girl/Female
American, British, English, German, Greek, Swedish
Pure; Torture; Form of Catherine
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Irish, Swedish
Pure; Torture; Form of Katherine; Virginal
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, Greek, Irish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
Danish, Finnish, German, Swedish
Blessed; Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
American, British, Christian, English, German, Greek, Irish, Swedish
Pure; Torture; Clean; Virginal
Girl/Female
American, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Greek, Irish, Latin
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
Danish, German, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
German, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
German, Greek, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
Chinese, Czechoslovakian, French, German, Greek, Italian, Swedish
Pure; Torture
Girl/Female
German, Greek, Swedish
Pure; Torture
TORTURE
TORTURE
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from a personal name (Latin Silvester, a derivative of silva ‘wood’). This was borne by three popes, including a contemporary of Constantine the Great.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Burning.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : unexplained. Compare Cortner.Americanized form of German Gärtner (see Gartner).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Gurdayal | கà¯à®°à®¤à®¯à®¾à®²
Compassionate Guru
Boy/Male
Hungarian
from the Adriatic'.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Ocean of knowledge
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Beautiful Attired
Girl/Female
Indian
Hopes, Aspirations
Girl/Female
English
Dark.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
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imp. & p. p.
of Torture
v. t.
To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Torture
n.
Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel.
v. t.
Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture.
n.
An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by a screw; a thumbkin.
n.
Torture; torment.
n.
Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment; as, torture of mind.
v. t.
To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.
v. t.
To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture.
adv.
So as to torture.
v. t.
To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.
n.
The act or process of torturing.
n.
One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures.
n.
An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.
a.
Capable of being tortured.
n.
Extreme pain; anguish; torture; the utmost degree of misery, either of body or mind.
a.
Involving, or pertaining to, torture.
n.
One who tortures; a tormentor.
v. t.
To keep on the stretch, as a bow.