strappado
Kelime Anlamı :
1. işkence olarak bileklerinden iple yukarıya çekip tekrar bırakıvererek düşürme cezası.
2. bu şekilde cezalandırmak.
Tanımlar :
1.
A form of torture in which the victim is lifted off the ground by a rope attached to the wrists, which have been tied behind the back, and then is dropped partway to the ground with a jerk.
2. the apparatus employed in this method of torture.
2. the apparatus employed in this method of torture.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
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.
2. to torture by means of this device.
2. to torture by means of this device.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
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. to punish or torture by the strappado.
2. to punish or torture by the strappado.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to torture by the strappado.
2. A punishment or torture which consisted in raising the victim to a certain height by a rope and letting him fall suddenly, the rope being secured to his person in such a way that the jerk in falling would inflict violent pain.
2. A punishment or torture which consisted in raising the victim to a certain height by a rope and letting him fall suddenly, the rope being secured to his person in such a way that the jerk in falling would inflict violent pain.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia