torture
Defined in 3 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
the term “torture” means conduct, whether or not committed under the color of law, that otherwise satisfies the definition set forth in section 2340(1).
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- 2003–present18 U.S.C. § 1111Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Murder · for purposes of this section
the terms “torture” and “extrajudicial killing” have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 (28 U.S.C. 1350 note).
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- 2008–present28 U.S.C. § 1605AJudiciary and Judicial Procedure · Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state · for purposes of this section
“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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- 1994–present18 U.S.C. § 2340Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter