1. to beat or strike repeatedly, especially on the soles of the feet as a form of punishment or torture
Usage: often used in historical or legal contexts; can refer to any form of beating or whipping

1. the act or practice of beating someone, particularly on the soles of the feet; a beating or whipping
Usage: historical punishment method; also used metaphorically

Examples

• The historical text described the bastinading of prisoners as a common punishment in medieval times.
• Guards were accused of bastinading detainees during interrogation.
• The practice of bastinading was outlawed in many countries during the 19th century.
• He endured a brutal bastinading for his alleged crime.
• The novel depicted the bastinading scene with disturbing detail.
• International human rights organizations condemned the bastinading of political prisoners.