Term: torture: 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
Broader: persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | Unrelated: sleeper: an unexpected achiever of success
Broader: persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | Unrelated: white sweet clover: biennial plant; valuable honey plant
Broader: persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | Unrelated: immunological disorder: a disorder of the immune system
Broader: persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | Unrelated: second reading: the second presentation of a bill in a legislature; to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee's report and take a vote (US)
Broader: persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | Unrelated: pinprick: small puncture (as if made by a pin)
Broader: persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | Unrelated: tea urn: an urn in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
Broader: persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | Unrelated: basic: a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
Broader: persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | Unrelated: spark lever: (on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition
Broader: persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | Unrelated: european larch: tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales
Broader: persecution: the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | Unrelated: match: a burning piece of wood or cardboard