Assertion: torture | /r/HasProperty | accepted
Facets:
value: officially
type: MANNER
value: widely
type: DEGREE
value: both
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The fact that torture was both legal and widely accepted meant that the existence of torture chambers was common knowledge, and they sometimes even served, along with public executions, as grim entertainment for the masses.
text: In addition, torture that is officially approved at least once tends to become a regular practice.