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stress position

British

noun

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

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"They tried to protect themselves, adopting the stress position of pulling their arms in," he continues.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2021

Beyond misplaced anger, feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness, the men who hold their emotions in check — like a stress position used to induce confession — sometimes break.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2019

Indeed, Rumsfeld, who works at a stand-up desk, indicated a desire for at least one more strenuous stress position: "I stand 8-10 hours a day," he scrawled on a memo.

From Time Magazine Archive

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