waterboarding
noun
wa·ter·board·ing
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Definition of waterboarding
: an interrogation technique usually regarded as a form of torture in which water is forced into a detainee's mouth and nose so as to induce the sensation of drowning
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Merz cited testimony from medical witnesses that high doses of midazolam and other drugs cause pulmonary edema, causing a painful drowning sensation comparable to the torture tactic of waterboarding. — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com, "Gov. Mike DeWine again delays execution, says Ohio should look at lethal-injection alternatives," 31 July 2019 After the 9/11 attacks on America, the agency used waterboarding and other torture techniques to try to get information from suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush administration. — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, "Sen. Joe Donnelly is the 2nd Democrat to back Gina Haspel for CIA director," 12 May 2018 Many of them were tortured or subjected to cruel punishment, including waterboarding and exposure to extreme temperatures, according to the report. — Mengqi Sun, WSJ, "U.S. Blacklists Venezuelan Intelligence Agency," 11 July 2019 The interrogation sessions included waterboarding, which is widely considered a form of torture. — Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, "Heitkamp becomes first Democrat to pledge support for Pompeo as secretary of state," 20 Apr. 2018 In late 2002, Haspel oversaw a secret facility in Thailand where Nashiri was subjected to waterboarding and other tactics. — Alan Cowell And Charlie Savage, miamiherald, "Lithuania and Romania complicit in CIA prisons, European court says," 1 June 2018 An undercover officer for most of her CIA career, Haspel in 2002 served as CIA station chief in Thailand, where the agency conducted interrogations at a secret prison using methods including waterboarding. — Patricia Zengerle, Anchorage Daily News, "Senate confirms Haspel to be first woman CIA director," 17 May 2018 McCain voted against the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts and spoke out against the waterboarding techniques used after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks—Mr. — Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, "Sen. John McCain, a War Hero Who Became a Political Heavyweight, Dies at 81," 25 Aug. 2018 Haspel was in charge of one of the CIA’s ‘black site’ prisons where detainees were subjected to waterboarding and other harrowing interrogation measures widely condemned as torture. — James Hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Pennsylvania special election shows GOP still hasn’t found a winning midterms message," 14 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'waterboarding.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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