stress position

noun

1. an enforced body position, applied esp in the interrogation of detainees, which causes the victim pain by concentrating a large amount of his or her weight on a small number of muscles, joints, etc

Example Sentences

Det Con Lee Harshey-Jones, North Wales Police's lead investigator on the case, said it was a "feature of the Ives household" that children were put into a "stress position".

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Stohnii said the guards, in their twice-a-day inspections, forced her and other women to move in a stress position, with arms behind their backs and head to knees, and that some "dragged us by the hair".

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They were exposed to white noise and forced to stand in the stress position.

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During interrogation at Ballykelly army base, they were hooded, beaten, deprived of sleep, food and water and forced to stand in the stress position.

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During their Army detention, the men said they were forced to listen to constant loud static noise, deprived of sleep, food and water, forced to stand in a stress position and beaten if they fell.

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