- sweating
- The nefarious practice of abusing prisoners or persons suspected of possessing information to force them to confess or to tell what they know. See sweatbox; third degree.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Sweating — Sweat ing, a. & n. from {Sweat}, v. [1913 Webster] {Sweating bath}, a bath producing sensible sweat; a stove or sudatory. {Sweating house}, a house for sweating persons in sickness. {Sweating iron}, a kind of knife, or a piece of iron, used to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweating — Sweat Sweat, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sweat} or {Sweated} (Obs. {Swat}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweating}.] [OE. sweten, AS. sw[ae]tan, fr. sw[=a]t, n., sweat; akin to OFries. & OS. sw[=e]t, D. zweet, OHG. sweiz, G. schweiss, Icel. sviti, sveiti, Sw. svett … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sweating — 1. noun the production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals. Syn: perspiration 2. adjective … Wiktionary
Sweating — This interesting name is of early medieval English origin, and is a nickname surname for a popular or attractive person, or for somebody who habitually addressed people with the Middle English term swetin , meaning darling, or sweetheart. It… … Surnames reference
sweating — adj. Sweating is used with these nouns: ↑brow … Collocations dictionary
sweating — išprakaitavimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mažamolekulių medžiagų išsiskyrimas polimerinio gaminio paviršiuje. atitikmenys: angl. blooming; exudation; sweating rus. выпотевание … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
sweating — prakaitavimas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Prakaito išsiskyrimas. Vidutinio klimato juostoje nedirbdamas žmogus išprakaituoja per parą iki 500 ml prakaito, o sunkiai dirbdamas – iki 10–12 l. Susijaudinus, išgėrus daugiau… … Sporto terminų žodynas
Sweating bath — Sweating Sweat ing, a. & n. from {Sweat}, v. [1913 Webster] {Sweating bath}, a bath producing sensible sweat; a stove or sudatory. {Sweating house}, a house for sweating persons in sickness. {Sweating iron}, a kind of knife, or a piece of iron,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweating house — Sweating Sweat ing, a. & n. from {Sweat}, v. [1913 Webster] {Sweating bath}, a bath producing sensible sweat; a stove or sudatory. {Sweating house}, a house for sweating persons in sickness. {Sweating iron}, a kind of knife, or a piece of iron,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweating iron — Sweating Sweat ing, a. & n. from {Sweat}, v. [1913 Webster] {Sweating bath}, a bath producing sensible sweat; a stove or sudatory. {Sweating house}, a house for sweating persons in sickness. {Sweating iron}, a kind of knife, or a piece of iron,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweating room — Sweating Sweat ing, a. & n. from {Sweat}, v. [1913 Webster] {Sweating bath}, a bath producing sensible sweat; a stove or sudatory. {Sweating house}, a house for sweating persons in sickness. {Sweating iron}, a kind of knife, or a piece of iron,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
