poena cullei

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin poena culleī (literally punishment of the sack).

Noun[edit]

poena cullei (uncountable)

  1. A form of execution in Ancient Rome consisting of being sewn up in a sack, sometimes with live animals, and then being thrown into water.