Please
Torture
Torture verb - To cause persistent suffering to.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He explains that people under torture say not only what the inquisitor wants, but also what they imagine might please him.
Source: Torture Is Ineffective - That being said, please don't be put off by the Torture Porn prequel, as the actual fic has brilliant plot and characterization.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Homestuck -
Flint in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl to sadistic Simon Legree in Uncle Tom's Cabin, the slaveholder will be the first to insist another human being is "their property" to rape, torture and murder as they please because it's the law.
Source: Lawful Evil
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