- subject sb. to torture
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English-Chinese law dictionary (法律英汉双解大词典). 2013.
subject sb. to torture
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torture — I n. 1) to employ, resort to, use torture 2) to inflict torture on 3) to subject smb. to torture 4) to undergo torture 5) cruel; plain, sheer; sadistic; severe torture 6) water torture 7) torture to + int. (it was sheer torture to listen to her… … Combinatory dictionary
subject — I adj. (cannot stand alone) subject to (subject to change) II n. topic, theme 1) to bring up, broach; pursue; tackle a subject 2) to address, cover, deal with, discuss, take up, treat a subject 3) to dwell on; exhaust; go into a subject 4) to… … Combinatory dictionary
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 — [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 — ► NOUN 1) the infliction of severe pain as a punishment or a forcible means of persuasion. 2) great suffering or anxiety. ► VERB ▪ subject to torture. DERIVATIVES torturer noun. ORIGIN Latin tortura twisting, torment , from torquere to … English terms dictionary
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 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
Torture during the Algerian War — The French Armed Forces made a systematic and indiscriminate use of torture during the Algerian War of Independence (1954 62), creating a public controversy which is far from having been stifled today. Although the Algerian National Liberation… … Wikipedia
Torture during the Algerian War/Summary — The French Armed Forces made a systemic and indiscriminate use of torture during the Algerian War of Independence (1954 62), creating a public controversy which continues to the present day. Although the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN)… … Wikipedia
Torture Money — Infobox Film name = Torture Money image size = caption = director = Harold S. Bucquet producer = Jack Chertok writer = John C. Higgins narrator = starring = Edwin Maxwell George Lynn music = cinematography = editing = distributor = MGM released … Wikipedia
subject to — 1 it is subject to budgetary approval: CONDITIONAL ON, contingent on, dependent on. 2 horses are subject to coughs: SUSCEPTIBLE TO, liable to, prone to, vulnerable to, predisposed to, at risk of; archaic susceptive of. 3 we are all subject to the … Useful english dictionary
