Definition of Bastinado

a form of torture that involves beating the soles of a person’s feet with a cane

Examples of Bastinado in a sentence

The ruler ordered a bastinado for the thieves so that the soles of their feet could be beaten for their crimes.  🔊

Using a bastinado to cane the criminal, the torturer carried out the punishment with gusto.  🔊

If a person went against the king’s commands, he would receive 300 blows to the feet by the bastinado.  🔊

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