torture device

Frequency: 6.99.0 per million words

an instrument or piece of equipment used to torture someone

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Examples (10)

  • The museum displayed several ancient torture devices from the medieval period.
  • Human rights organizations condemn the use of any torture device in interrogations.
  • He described the crude torture device found in the hidden cellar.
  • The secret police were known for inventing new and brutal torture devices.
  • Finding a rusty old torture device in the abandoned prison shocked the investigators.
  • The prisoner was subjected to various cruel torture devices during his captivity.
  • Experts analyzed the intricate design of a newly discovered torture device.
  • The international treaty aims to ban the manufacture and trade of all torture devices.
  • He confessed under immense duress, fearing the notorious torture device that awaited him.
  • During the raid, authorities seized a collection of illegal torture devices.