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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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