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enhanced interrogation technique

enhanced interrogation technique noun: torture performed at detainees by the US Armed Forces.

Noun

enhanced interrogation technique (plural enhanced interrogation techniques, abbreviation EIT)

  1. (US, euphemistic, typically in the plural) Torture performed at detainees by the US Armed Forces.

Forms of enhanced interrogation technique

pluralenhanced interrogation techniques
abbreviationEIT

Origin of enhanced interrogation technique

Coined the George W. Bush administration, with the antecedent German verschärfte Vernehmung (“enhanced interrogation”). Compare enhanced interrogation.

Words formed from enhanced interrogation technique

Questions about enhanced interrogation technique

What does enhanced interrogation technique mean?
Enhanced interrogation technique means torture performed at detainees by the US Armed Forces.
What part of speech is enhanced interrogation technique?
Enhanced interrogation technique is a noun.
What is the plural of enhanced interrogation technique?
The plural of enhanced interrogation technique is enhanced interrogation techniques.

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