badly tortured

Frequency: 6.57.2 per million words

tortured in a severe and cruel way

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Examples (10)

  • The defector was reportedly badly tortured for information.
  • Human rights organizations condemned the regime for instances where political prisoners were badly tortured.
  • After being captured, he feared he would be badly tortured.
  • The victim had been badly tortured, leaving lasting physical and psychological scars.
  • Reports indicated that many detainees were badly tortured during their interrogation.
  • She described how her brother was badly tortured in the secret prison.
  • The documentary exposed cases where individuals were badly tortured by the military.
  • It is a tragic fact that some prisoners are still badly tortured in certain parts of the world.
  • The survivors recounted how they were badly tortured for weeks.
  • The international court investigated claims that suspects were badly tortured to extract confessions.