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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

practice, pattern go
a customary way of operation or behavior

mistreatment go
the practice of treating (someone or something) badly

maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse go
cruel or inhumane treatment

persecution go
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)

torture, torturing
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

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bastinado, falanga go
a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels
boot go
a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
burning go
a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
crucifixion, excruciation go
the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
genital torture go
blunt or penetrating trauma or rape (vaginal or anal)
judicial torture go
torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by duly accredited officials
kia quen go
a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
kittee go
a form of torture used by American Indians in which sensitive parts of the body were squeezed between two boards until the victim could bear no more
nail pulling, nail removal go
a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed
picket, piquet go
a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
prolonged interrogation go
a form of psychological torture inflicted by questioning the victim for hours
rack go
a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
sensory deprivation go
a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of all sensory input
sleep deprivation go
a form of psychological torture inflicted by depriving the victim of sleep
strappado, strapado go
a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
electric shock go
the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture
dismemberment, taking apart go
the removal of limbs