| NOUN | act | impalement | the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture |
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| Meaning | The act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture. | |
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| Broader | cruelty, inhuman treatment | A cruel act |
| Spanish | empalamiento | |
| Catalan | empalament | |
| Verbs | impale | pierce with a sharp stake or point |
| impale | kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | |
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