Definitions for Walling
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1. Walling

   Walling is a method of torture used by the CIA in which a person's neck is encircled by a collar, and is then used to slam the person against a wall. According to information gathered by the International Committee of the Red Cross from six detainees, "walling" meant "beating by use of a collar", in at least one instance against a concrete wall.Prompted to explain their interrogation techniques to the United States Department of Justice in 2005, the CIA provided a series of memos to the department's Office of Legal Counsel, one of which described "walling". The memo states that walling "involves the use of a flexible, false wall ... the interrogator pulls the individual forward and then quickly and firmly pushes the individual into the wall. It is the individual's shoulder blades that hit the wall. During this motion, the head and neck are supported with a rolled hood or towel".Steven G. Bradbury, a Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General during the Bush administration, said that walling "involves what may be characterized as rough handling". According to a report by the CIA Inspector General, Ammar al-Baluchi suffered brain damage after being used as a "training prop" for interrogators.

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1. Walling

   of Wall

2. Wallingnoun

   the act of making a wall or walls

3. Wallingnoun

   walls, in general; material for walls

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1. Walling

   Walling is a method of torture that consists of stressing an individual by placing his heels against a wall and repeatedly having his body slammed into the wall by a torturer. The intent of walling is for the individual's shoulder blades to hit a flexible wall specifically constructed to create a loud noise as to scare the individual into believing excessive damage to his body was underway. Commented on in a memo written by Stephen G. Bradbury, a Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General during the Bush administration, Walling "involves what may be characterized as rough handling," not involving a threat of imminent death. However, regardless the lack of danger or physical harm, this act is widely regarded to be torture.

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1. WALLING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Walling is ranked #4842 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Walling surname appeared 7,275 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Walling.
   
   93.7% or 6,819 total occurrences were White.
   2.2% or 161 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 125 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 73 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 49 total occurrences were Black.
   0.6% or 48 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce Walling?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Walling in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Walling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Walling in a Sentence

1. Elijah Cummings:

   It is time for Congress to start conducting its own independent and credible oversight of the Trump administration rather than walling off the White House from scrutiny.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walling
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Walling
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Walling
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html