00424324-n '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';
Definitions
- English
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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
- Japanese
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手を人の背中側で縛り、手首に縛ったロープで地面から引き上げ、ロープの動きで手が下がったことが確認されるまで吊り下げておく、拷問の一種
Relations
Hypernym: |
torture
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Semantic Field: |
actn |
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