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Tortured

Tortured meaning

simple past and past participle of torture

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Suspects were commonly tortured until they confessed to their crimes and accused others of crimes, and wives and relatives who inquired of those being tortured were themselves arrested and tortured even more severely.

He admits to indulging the myth of the tortured artist in his 20s, even though he wasn’t tortured at all.

Judith is arrested and tortured as part of the investigation into the death of the spy, and John and Zeb rescue her, though leaving enough clues that John is soon arrested and tortured himself.

According to a report by Human Rights Watch in May 2022, Russian forces in the Central African Republic “appeared to have executed, tortured and beaten civilians since 2019”.

A mum whose former crime kingpin husband was savagely tortured to death after a row over him cheating on her has been found guilty of manslaughter.

Anchored by a mesmerizing performance by Paolo Santalucia as the tortured young writer Konstantin, the 11-person ensemble gives unpredictable, original, deeply felt performances.

Asked whether the U.S. feared that King could be mistreated or tortured by the North, Kirby responded that North Korea is a “brutal regime” but that the U.S. is still not in position to confirm how he is being treated.

Based on her previous experience, she knew that it was likely that they had both been tortured as they were suicidal and the younger soldier had tried to kill himself.

But it also presented Johnson as a tortured character who was overwhelmed by a near-impossible personal and social situation.

Despite her best attempts to convince him to let her go, she is tortured by him.

During her tough time, she met one of her ex-boyfriends, whom she took to as a good man, and found out he was abusive and tortured her.

During his dictatorship, some 40,175 people were executed, detained and disappeared, or tortured as political prisoners, according to Chile's Ministry of Justice.

Even when the Seraphites tortured her and broke her arm to make her give up Lev, she never submitted.

Ex-prisoners from Polar Wolf warned those in the prison they would be beaten and tortured (Image: Kharp.

First and foremost, of course, are those facing unimaginable loss: entire families slaughtered, tortured, kidnapped, or put on display in front of jeering crowds.

Gellar said her daughter is a fan of broody, tortured Angel, while her son likes the punk-rock villain-turned-hero Spike.

He adds, “Initially we would ponder what happened and how Mani sir tortured us.

He had been held, along with around 5,000 other political prisoners, in a sports stadium where he was interrogated, tortured and then killed.

He had boasted to her about watching videos of cats being tortured, she said, and sent her photos of two cats that appeared to be dead, the affidavit states.

He said he took actions to save the council but was "tortured" for this: "I'm pleased to say that the council’s now in better shape because it's honest and the remnants of a dodgy past are obliterated.