# poena cullei

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Latin poena culleī (literally “punishment of the sack”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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