Assertion: torture | /r/CapableOf | extract confession
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Source sentences:
text: Torture, the infliction of severe physical or psychological pain upon an individual to extract information or a confession, or as an illicit extrajudicial punishment, is prohibited by international law and is illegal in most countries.
text: Torture to extract confession has become an unspoken rule, it is very common.
text: Torture was frequently employed during the Middle Ages to punish criminals and extract confessions.