torture vs judicial torture

judicial torture vs torture

torture and judicial torture both are nouns.

torture is a verb but judicial torture is not a verb.

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

As nouns, judicial torture is a hyponym of torture; that is, judicial torture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than torture:

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
judicial torture: torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by duly accredited officials

Other hyponyms of torture include bastinado, falanga, boot, burning, crucifixion, excruciation, genital torture, kia quen, kittee, nail pulling, nail removal, picket, piquet, prolonged interrogation, rack, sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation, strapado, strappado, electric shock, dismemberment, taking apart, waterboarding.

torture (noun)	judicial torture (noun)
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	torture that is sanctioned by the state and executed by duly accredited officials
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

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

Difference between torture and judicial torture

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