a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
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Examples of strappado
strappado
Strappado with rope and a spreader bar.
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The torture included physical violence and strappado hanging, whereby the victim is hung from the wrists with the hands tied behind the back.
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The application of the garrucha, also known as the strappado, consisted of suspending the victim from the ceiling by the wrists, which are tied behind the back.
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- A form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
