"enhanced interrogation technique" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: enhanced interrogation techniques [plural]
Etymology: Coined by the George W. Bush administration (administration of the 43rd president of the United States of America), with the antecedent German verschärfte Vernehmung (“enhanced interrogation”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|verschärfte Vernehmung|gloss=enhanced interrogation|notext=1}} German verschärfte Vernehmung (“enhanced interrogation”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} enhanced interrogation technique (plural enhanced interrogation techniques)
  1. (US, euphemistic, primarily plural) Torture. Wikipedia link: enhanced interrogation technique Tags: US, euphemistic, plural Categories (topical): Torture Synonyms: EIT [abbreviation] Hypernyms: torture Derived forms: EIT [abbreviation] Translations (torture): robust förhörsmetod [common-gender] (Swedish)

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