judicial torture vs torture

torture vs judicial torture

judicial torture and torture both are nouns.

judicial torture is not a verb while torture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
judicial torture	Yes	No	No	No
torture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, torture is a hypernym of judicial torture; that is, torture is a word with a broader meaning than judicial torture:

judicial torture: torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by duly accredited officials
torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason

Other hypernyms of judicial torture include torturing.

judicial torture (noun)	torture (noun)
torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by duly accredited officials	the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
	intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
	extreme mental distress
	unbearable physical pain

judicial torture (verb)	torture (verb)
	subject to torture
	torment emotionally or mentally

Difference between judicial torture and torture

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