strapadoes

[US]/strəˈpɑːdəʊz/
[UK]/strəˈpɑːdoʊz/

Translation

n.Plural form of strappado; a form of torture or punishment in which the victim is secured to a rope and dropped from a height.

Example Sentences

the strapado was commonly used in medieval dungeons to extract confessions.

prisoners were subjected to the cruel strapado during interrogations.

historical accounts describe the strapado as a particularly painful method of torture.

the strapado involved suspending victims by their wrists behind their backs.

many famous prisoners suffered under the strapado in renaissance europe.

the device known as the strapado was invented in the 15th century.

torturers would use the strapado to intimidate unwilling subjects.

the strapado left lasting physical damage on those who survived it.

some historians believe the strapado was less lethal than other forms of torture.

the fear of the strapado was often enough to make prisoners talk.

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