Answer: torture

AnswerCrossword Clue
TORTUREExtreme cruelty
tortureto subject to torture
torturethe infliction of great pain, esp. for punishment or coercion
tortureto subject to severe physical pain
tortureextreme pain
TORTUREThe Geneva Conventions prohibit it
TORTUREDungeon doings
TORTUREUse thumbscrews, e.g.
TORTURE"Love is reciprocal ...": Marcel Proust
TORTURETorquemada's claim to fame
TORTUREGeneva Convention concern
TORTURETwist the meaning of
TORTUREPut to the rack.
TORTUREJudicial procedure obsolete in most civilized countries.
TORTUREPut on the rack
TORTURENails-on-blackboard pain
TORTUREWork evil
TORTUREExtreme anguish
TORTUREWaiting, to some
TORTUREAgony