FALANGA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels

Synonyms:

bastinado; falanga

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("falanga" is a kind of...):

torture; torturing (the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason)

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