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Noun Concept
Categories: Execution methods
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impalement  gaunching  Impalation  impale  impalements
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The act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture WordNet 3.0
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The act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Impalement, as a method of torture and execution, is the penetration of a human by an object such as a stake, pole, spear, or hook, often by the complete or partial perforation of the torso. Wikipedia
Penetration of a human by an object, often as a method of torture or execution. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Accidental injury, torture or execution Wikipedia Disambiguation
Piercing of human with a sharp object Wikidata
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake. Wiktionary
Act of torturing. Wiktionary (translation)
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cruelty
natural causes
execution
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transfix
impale
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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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gaunching, Impalation, impale, impalements, impaling

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