A post upon which persons were bound for execution, esp. by burning. Hence the stake is used as a name for the punishment of death by burning.
| 单词 | θ172868 |
| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > burning > stake (1) stakec1275 A post upon which persons were bound for execution, esp. by burning. Hence the stake is used as a name for the punishment of death by burning. |
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