strappado
IPA: strˈæpˈɑdoʊ
noun
- A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back.
verb
- (transitive) To torture by means of this device.
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Examples of "strappado" in Sentences
- Strappado bondage was put up for deletion.
- This is nothing at all like strappado bondage.
- Elbow bondage can be extended into strappado or strappado bondage.
- A dedicated entry and expanded description is now on strappado bondage.
- The references matter, and they don't say strappado was ever on the list.
- It's not even conclusive that strappado was used in al Jamadi interrogation.
- Strappado bondage is most commonly used with the subject's feet on the ground.