antitorture

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adjective

Acting against or opposing torture.

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Meanings

adjectiveantitorture (comparative more antitorture, superlative most antitorture)

comparative more antitorture · superlative most antitorture

  1. human sciencesActing against or opposing torture.

    To be sure, Mr. Panetta emphasized that the president could not bypass antitorture statutes, as Bush lawyers claimed.

    2009 February 18, Charlie Savage, “Obama’s War on Terror May Resemble Bush’s in Some Areas”, in New York Times

Origin

From anti- + torture.

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Translations

Portuguese antitortura
  • antitorturaacting against or opposing torture
Cite this entry
APA

antitorture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitorture

MLA

“antitorture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitorture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antitorture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitorture.

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