Torture Defined
“torture”
means
an act
committed by
a person
acting under the color of law
specifically
intended
to inflict severe
physical
or mental
pain or suffering
(other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions)
upon another person
within his custody or physical control"
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Author: US Congress
More: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00002340----000-.html
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