the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or to force them to do or say something, or for the pleasure of the person inflicting the pain.
Abuse.
If it's torture waiting for the answer then yes. If not, then check out amnesty.org To an extent, it's a matter of definition, but, alas, yes, torture is still widely used.
any other religion than WHAT? I think most 'Christian' religions adhere to this belief, if you definition of "a torture stake" could be a cross.
Torture = Tormentum (noun) Torture = Torquere (verb, 'to torture')
Physical torture was illegal in England. However their definition of torture was rather loose. Suspects could be forced to stay awake for as many as 5 days. They were forced to run around the room until they collapsed from exhaustion. The swimming test was not torture, it tested if they were a witch or not and was NOT designed to make them confess.
torture
A victim of torture.
they are pro torture
There are many forms of torture, which include water torture. There are just too many to name.
The torture game 1, 2 and 3 are good for pointless torture. The Torture Chamber (Any edition) requires you to earn more pain points to unlock other torture techniques.
'Torture' in Hebrew is עינויים.
"kashaku" can mean torture.