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Strappado

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Noun

strappado strapado

Definition: 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: 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

Definition: To torture by means of this device.

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