IMPALEMENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("impalement" is a kind of...):

cruelty; inhuman treatment (a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering)

Derivation:

impale (pierce with a sharp stake or point)

impale (kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole)

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