strappado

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

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.

Verb

To torture by means of this device.

Conceptes

ternal

Sinònims

strapado

rack

reverse hanging

Palestinian hanging

Traduccions

estrapade

garrucha

strappata

Strappado

Führungsrad

Brückenkran

Pendel

Kettenzug

Riemenscheibe

Talje

poulie

bigue

Gien

poulie mouflée

Seilrolle

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Italian strappato, from strappare (“to pull”).