squassation

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noun

A variant of the strappado in which the victim's ankles are also tied with heavy weights attached.

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Meanings

nounsquassation (countable and uncountable, plural squassations)

plural squassations

  1. countableuncountableA variant of the strappado in which the victim's ankles are also tied with heavy weights attached.
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APA

squassation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squassation

MLA

“squassation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squassation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squassation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squassation.

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