
Strappados
UK
/stræpˈɑːdəʊ/
US
/stræpˈɑdoʊ/

Перевод strappados на русский язык
strappado
СуществительноеUK
/stræpˈɑːdəʊ/
US
/stræpˈɑdoʊ/
The prisoner was subjected to the strappado as a form of torture.
Заключённый подвергся страппадо как форме пытки.
Опеределения
strappado
СуществительноеUK
/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.