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Folter
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folter
German
de:
Etymology
de la-med poledrus a sharp-edged frame on which the suspect's feet were weighed down, from de grc πῶλος foal.
Pronunciation
de /ˈfɔltɐ/
de De-at-Folter.ogg Austria
de De-Folter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
torture
1948, Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte, UN Department for General Assembly and Conference Management German Translation Service, Article 7:
de Niemand darf der Folter oder grausamer, unmenschlicher oder erniedrigender Behandlung oder Strafe unterworfen werden. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Declension
f
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