Torturing

Definitions

An act of torture

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“... sae little about the elect⟳ that are tried wi' hornings, chasings, catchings, imprisonments, torturings, banishments, headings, hangings, dismemberings, and quarterings quick...”

“Terrible shall the vengeance of the Tisroc be: even now. But kill⟳ me, and the burnings and torturings in these northern lands shall become⟳ a tale to frighten⟳ the world a thousand years hence.”

“No, I'm too busy seething over another irony: whenever I've complained about my country's torturings, renderings, detentions, etc, there's always been some smug bastard ready to respond⟳ that these measures are what guarantee⟳ smart-alecky writers like⟳ myself our freedom of speech.”

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