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kia quen

DEFINITIONS OF: kia quen

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n a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed

Type of:
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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