Water torture

method of execution in which a person is killed by being immersed in a boiling liquid

method of torture by dripping water onto the scalp

chair or commode where offenders are strapped as a form of punishment

form of torture

thumb|Water torture. Woodcut from 1556. The Schwedentrunk (, Swedish drink) is a method of torture and execution in which the victim is forced to swallow large amounts of a foul liquid, such as excrement. The name was invented by German victims of Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War. This method of torture was administered by other international troops, mercenaries, and marauders, and especially by civilians following the Swedish baggage train, who received no pay. It was used to force peasants or town citizens to hand over hidden money, food, animals, etc., or to rape women.

use of water to torture someone