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Folter

[ˈfɔltɐ]

noun

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. torture
  2. The action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or to force them to do something.
Examples

Niemand darf der Folter oder grausamer, unmenschlicher oder erniedrigender Behandlung oder Strafe unterworfen werden.

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Pronunciationˈfɔltɐ

Part of speechnoun

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.