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torturere

verbverb

to torture

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

mishandle noen fysisk eller psykisk for å tvinge dem til å tilstå, gi viktige opplysninger eller lignende;
utsette for tortur (1)torture
to abuse someone physically or psychologically in order to force them to confess, to give up important information or the like;
to subject to torturetortur (1)
  • hun ble arrestert og torturert she was arrested and tortured
  • torturere fanger to torture prisoners