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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TORTION

n.[L. tortus.] Torment; pain. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TORTION

Tor "tion, n. Etym: [LL. tortio. See Torsion. ]

 

Defn: Torment; pain. [Obs. ] Bacon.

 

French Dictionary

tortionnaire

tortionnaire n. m. nom masculin Bourreau, personne qui inflige des tortures. Note Orthographique tortio nn aire.