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Strappado

UK
/stræpˈɑːdəʊ/
US
/stræpˈɑdoʊ/
ru

Translation strappado into russian

strappado
Noun
raiting
UK
/stræpˈɑːdəʊ/
US
/stræpˈɑdoʊ/
The prisoner was subjected to the strappado as a form of torture.
Заключённый подвергся страппадо как форме пытки.

Definitions

strappado
Noun
raiting
UK
/stræpˈɑːdəʊ/
US
/stræpˈɑdoʊ/
A form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and they are suspended by a rope attached to their wrists, often resulting in dislocated shoulders.
During the medieval period, the strappado was a common method of extracting confessions from prisoners.