Torture is defined to mean «every act, omission... whereby the  willful and
malicious infliction of pain or suffering is caused, permitted  or allowed to continue when there is a reasonable remedy or relief.»
Not exact matches
Her complaint claims
malicious prosecution, intentional
infliction of emotional distress, negligence and defamation.
It is rare for the common law, through the tort of negligence, to impose a duty of care on a party to take action to prevent to prevent the
infliction of physical harm to a person by the
malicious act of another.