thumbscrew

The interrogator used a thumbscrew to extract information from the prisoner.

The thumbscrew was a common tool used during medieval torture.

The dictator used thumbscrews to silence political dissidents.

The thumbscrew was tightened until the prisoner confessed.

The thumbscrew was a brutal instrument of torture.

The thumbscrew was used to inflict pain on the captive.

The thumbscrew was a feared tool among prisoners.

The thumbscrew was designed to tighten gradually, increasing the pressure on the victim.

The thumbscrew was a symbol of oppression and cruelty.

The thumbscrew left marks on the prisoner's fingers from the intense pressure.

Tassi's trial lasted for seven months, during which Artemisia was subjected to interrogation and torture with thumbscrews as she testified against him.

" Pain, " said Moody softly. " You don't need thumbscrews or knives to torture someone if you can perform the Cruciatus Curse. . . . That one was very popular once too. "