antitorture

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ torture.

Adjective[edit]

antitorture (comparative more antitorture, superlative most antitorture)

  1. (sociology) Acting against or opposing torture.
    • 2009 February 18, Charlie Savage, “Obama’s War on Terror May Resemble Bush’s in Some Areas”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      To be sure, Mr. Panetta emphasized that the president could not bypass antitorture statutes, as Bush lawyers claimed.

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