diesel therapy
n.— «Sileven said “diesel therapy” is used to punish certain prisoners by continously driving them around the country.» —“Sileven Says He Fears for Safety If Hansen Is Returned to Prison” by David C. Beeder Omaha World-Herald (Neb.) Apr. 22, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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