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impalement
im·pale (ĭm-pāl′) also em·pale (ĕm-)tr.v. im·paled, im·pal·ing, im·pales also em·paled or em·pal·ing or em·pales 1. To pierce with a sharp stake or point.2. To torture or kill by impaling.
[Medieval Latin impālāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin pālus, stake; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
im·pale′ment n.im·pal′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | impalement - the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torturecruelty, inhuman treatment - a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering |
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