tortionnaire

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The epithet, "tortionnaire," which remains to this day in our legal phraseology, explains the old word torconnier, which we often find spelt "tortionneur."

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  • The epithet, "tortionnaire," which remains to this day in our legal phraseology, explains the old word torconnier, which we often find spelt "tortionneur." —  Maitre Cornelius
  • The Touraineans treated him like a leper, called him the "tortionnaire," and named his house Malemaison. —  Maitre Cornelius
  • United States Announces $2 Million for Landmine Assessment in Mozambique The Re-Designation of Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb as a Foreign Terrorist Organization France/Mauritanie/Le Quai d'Orsay accorde l'impunité à un présumé tortionnaire mauritanien présent sur le sol français! —  Database of Press Releases related to Africa
 

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