### Question
What does torture mean?


### Answer
**Torture** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 1111*:

> conduct, whether or not committed under the color of law, that otherwise satisfies the definition set forth in section 2340(1)

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 1111*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 51-HOMICIDE**

