strappado

Etymology
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Noun

 * 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.

Translations

 * Czech: estrapáda
 * Finnish: strappado, vipuhirsipuu
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Italian:, tratti di fune
 * Portuguese: estrapada
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: strappado

Verb

 * 1)  To torture by means of this device.