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noun - the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
IMPALEMENT - Impalement, as a method of execution and also torture, is the penetration of a human by an object such as a stake, pole, spear, or hook, often by com...
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| a : to pierce with or as if with something pointed especially : to torture or kill by fixing on a sharp stake. b : to fix in an inescapable or helpless position. impalement -mnt noun. impaler -p-lr noun. See bimpale definedb for English-language learners. |
| the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture |
| The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake. |
| The joining of two coats of arms on one shield. |
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Impalement, as a method of execution and also torture, is the penetration of a human by an object such as a stake, pole, spear, or hook, often by complete or partial perforation of the torso. It was used particularly in response to "crimes against the state" and regarded across a number of cultures as a very harsh form of capital punishment and recorded in myth and art. Impalement was also used during wartime to suppress rebellion, punish traitors or collaborators, and as a punishment for breaches of military discipline. * Offenses where impalement was occasionally employed include: contempt for the state's responsibility for safe roads and trade routes by committing highway robbery or grave robbery, violating state policies or monopolies, or subverting standards for trade. Offenders have also been impaled for a variety of cultural, sexual and religious reasons. * References to impalement in Babylonia and the Neo-Assyrian Empire are found as early as the 18th century BC. |