NOUN | act | nail pulling, nail removal | a form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed |
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Meaning | A form of torture in which the fingernails or toenails are removed. | |
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Synonym | nail removal | |
Broader | 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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