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Torture, Judicial

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Torture to extort a confession, practised in England till 1588, and in Scotland by thumbscrews and the boot till 1690.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Torture, Judicial'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/torture-judicial.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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