waterboard
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːtərbɔːrd/
- Offensive
- Of course, our advice assumes that the waterboard could be used only in the absence of medical contraindications.
Examples
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With regard to the mention of additional waterboard victims, back in November 2007, Brian Ross had al-Libi on his list of three, rather than al Nashiri.
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The detainee was secured to the waterboard during the interrogation session.
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20 You have advised us that the waterboard has not been used.
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I was told that the waterboard was only gonna be used as a last resort.
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They were using the waterboard.
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I have often wondered about the waterboard the CIA had specifically designed and manufactured.
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A G5 standing by to rendition him to Gitmo, where a waterboard is waiting.
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CIA interrogators have used the waterboard only on three detainees to date: KSM, Zubaydah, and Al-Nashiri—and have not used it since March 2003.
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Human rights activists condemned the use of the waterboard for its inhumane treatment of prisoners.
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Reports indicated that the waterboard was designed to create the sensation of drowning during interrogations.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waterboard comes from the two simple words water and board, because it names the board used to hold a person while water is poured over their face. So it refers to the physical board used in that interrogation or torture method.