Nail Pulling (Noun)
Meaning
A form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The interrogators used nail pulling as a form of torture to extract information from the prisoner.
- Historical records indicate that nail pulling was a common practice during the Spanish Inquisition.
- In some cases, nail pulling can cause severe physical and emotional trauma to the victim.
- Nail pulling, along with other forms of torture, was banned by the Geneva Conventions in 1949.
- The use of nail pulling as a means of extracting confessions has been widely condemned by human rights organizations.