(US, politics, euphemistic) The practice of using techniques normally considered torture that are claimed not to be torture according to a carefully parsed interpretation of legal language.
(US, politics, euphemistic) The practice of using techniques normally considered torture that are claimed not to be torture according to a carefully parsed interpretation of legal language.
“Trivett argues 1,264+ days passed between the end of enhanced interrogation techniques and "clean team" interviews.”
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(US) The sending of untried criminal suspects to countries outside the USA for interrogation or imprisonment.
(US, military, historical) The periodic firing of unobserved rounds of ammunition at trails known to be used by the enemy, during the Vietnam War.
(US) A practice in which federal agents detain a person based on their ethnicity, spoken language, and occupation.
(criminal law, policing, E&W, formal) A formal interview of a suspect by the police as part of a criminal investigation, for which the suspect is entitled to legal representation. Used to determine whether or not to prosecute the suspect, and most commonly conducted following arrest, though sometimes in other circumstances.