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IMPALEMENT
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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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