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Vocabulary Entry
bastinado
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A punishment involving beating the soles of the feet.
Example Sentences
"The punishment was severe, as he received a bastinado for his crime."
"In some cultures, bastinado was used as a form of discipline."
"The historical accounts of bastinado reveal its harsh nature."
V
verb
To punish someone by beating the soles of their feet.
Example Sentences
"The authorities decided to bastinado the offenders as a warning to others."
"He was bastinadoed in public, which humiliated him further."
"It's important to understand that to bastinado someone is considered torture in many places."