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Originally posted by xenophobic
WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]
torture
n 1: <B>extreme mental distress [syn: anguish, torment]</B>
2: unbearable physical pain [syn: torment]
3: intense feelings of suffering; acute <B>mental</B> or physical
pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
[syn: agony, torment]
I do believe torture still applies, because the definition includes mental agony.
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You can then loosely say that spanking your child is torture. It is both physically hurting the child and also is mentally straining on the child.