squassation: Meaning and Definition of

squas•sa•tion

Pronunciation: (skwo-sā'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. a form of strappado in which the victim, with arms bound behind and feet heavily weighted, was jerked up and down at the end of a rope passed under the arms.
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