刑求的英文：
to exact confession by means of torture

exact是什么意思：
adj. 精确的；严谨的；精密的
v. 要求；强迫

The authority has no exacting responsibility.
（授予的）职权没有明确责任。

What's the exact count?
确切的总数是多少？

The task proved to be exacting.
这项任务结果是很艰巨的。

confession是什么意思：
n. 供状；供词；承认，坦白；忏悔，告解；告白；表白

to torture into confession
拷问|逼供

That was a constrained confession.
那是被强迫的自白。

The priest confessed the criminal.
神父听取了那个罪犯的忏悔。

means是什么意思：
n. 方法，手段；工具；金钱，财富，财产，财力，收入

That was a mean trick!
那是卑鄙的诡计！

A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies.
修饰语除了加强修饰词的意思之外没有实际意义。

get money by dishonest means
非法赚钱, 得不义之财