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strapado

/strəˈpɑː.dəʊ/

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noun

C2formalcommon/strəˈpɑː.dəʊ/

A noun referring to a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and they are lifted by a rope attached to the wrists, then dropped with a sudden jerk.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее вид пытки, при котором жертве связывают руки за спиной и поднимают за верёвку, прикреплённую к запястьям, а затем резко опускают с рывком.
  1. Torture method C2 formal

    A form of torture where the victim's hands are tied behind their back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope attached to their wrists, then dropped until the rope jerks them to a stop.

    • The prisoner was subjected to the strapado during interrogation.
    • Historical accounts describe the strapado as a brutal punishment.
    • The strapado was used in medieval times to extract confessions.

    🇷🇺Стрападо

    Synonyms: cordstrappado