bastinado

• Существительное, обозначающее форму наказания или пытки, включающую удары по подошвам ног, или дубинку, используемую для таких ударов.

A noun referring to a form of punishment or torture involving beatings on the soles of the feet, or the cudgel used for such beatings.

1. Instrument of punishmentC2formal

   A stick or cudgel used to strike the soles of a person's feet as a form of punishment.

   Палка для наказания

   • The guard carried a bastinado as a tool for discipline.
   • In ancient times, a bastinado was often made of wood or leather.
   • The prisoner was threatened with the bastinado if he did not confess.

   Синонимыcudgelrodstickswitch

2. Form of tortureC2formal

   A method of corporal punishment or torture involving repeated strikes to the soles of the feet with a whip or cudgel.

   Форма пытки

   • Bastinado was historically used as a brutal interrogation technique.
   • The victim suffered severe pain from the bastinado.
   • Many historical accounts describe bastinado as a common punishment in certain regions.

   Синонимыfalanga

3. Act of beatingC2formal

   The action of striking someone on the soles of the feet as a punishment or torture.

   Битьё по пяткам

   • The guards proceeded to bastinado the prisoner until he lost consciousness.
   • He was sentenced to be bastinadoed for his crimes.
   • The practice of bastinadoing was outlawed in many countries centuries ago.

   Синонимыfalanga

• Бить кого-либо палкой, особенно по подошвам ног, в качестве наказания или пытки.

A verb meaning to beat someone with a stick, especially on the soles of the feet, as a form of punishment or torture.

1. To beat on the soles of the feetC2formal

   To strike the soles of a person's feet with a stick or whip as a form of punishment or torture.

   Бить по пяткам

   • The guards would bastinado prisoners who attempted to escape.
   • In ancient times, some rulers ordered their soldiers to bastinado criminals.
   • The practice of bastinado was used as a severe disciplinary measure.