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Definition of Strappado
1. Noun. A form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope.
Definition of Strappado
1. n. A military punishment formerly practiced, which consisted in drawing an offender to the top of a beam and letting him fall to the length of the rope, by which means a limb was often dislocated.
2. v. t. To punish or torture by the strappado.
Definition of Strappado
1. 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. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To torture by means of this device. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Strappado
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