Torture definition

Torture means the intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, upon a person in the custody or under the control of the accused; except that torture shall not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful sanctions;

Torture means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from that person or from a third person information or a confession, punishing that person for an act that either that person or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing that person or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted either by or at the instigation of, or with the consent or acquiescence of, a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not, however, include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful penalties;

Torture means an act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control;

Examples of Torture in a sentence

• International bodies, such as the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, authorised to conduct announced and unannounced visits to the Prison and with respect to transport under Article 18 and transfer and treatment under Article 19.

• In line with the Government’s obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), inspectors will be given free access to any facilities or areas where people are, or may be, detained and to people who are, or may be, deprived of their liberty.

More Definitions of Torture

Torture means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions.28

Torture means to inflict:

Torture means the intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, upon a person in the custody or under the control of the

Torture means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes of—

Torture means to cause intense pain to body or mind for purposes of punishment or extraction of information or for sadistic purposes.

Torture means any act by which severe pain or severe suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for the purpose of:

Torture means the intentional infliction of extreme mental anguish, or extreme psychological or physical abuse, when committed in an especially depraved manner.