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murder by torture<\/span>:<\/span>
\n<\/strong>(1901)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A murder preceded by the intentional infliction of pain and suffering on the victim.<\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Excerpt from 2 Charles E. Torcia’s Wharton\u2019s Criminal Law<\/em><\/a><\/span> (15th ed. 1994):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cln some jurisdictions, a murder by torture may constitute murder in the first degree.\u00a0 It occurs when a defendant <\/span><\/strong>intentionally inflicts pain and suffering upon his victim for the purpose of revenge, extortion<\/a>, or persuasion.<\/span>\u201d<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>Deluxe Tenth Edition<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: 2 Charles E. Torcia, Wharton\u2019s Criminal Law<\/em><\/a> 5 144, at 281 (15th ed. 1994).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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