Definitions for impalement
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impalementnoun

   the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impalementnoun

   The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.

2. impalementnoun

   The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.

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1. Impalement

   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. It was particularly used in response to "crimes against the state" and regarded across a number of cultures as a very harsh form of capital punishment and recorded in myth and art. Impalement was also used during times of war to suppress rebellions, punish traitors or collaborators, and punish breaches of military discipline. Offences where impalement was occasionally employed included contempt for the state's responsibility for safe roads and trade routes by committing highway robbery or grave robbery, violating state policies or monopolies, or subverting standards for trade. Offenders have also been impaled for a variety of cultural, sexual, and religious reasons. References to impalement in Babylonia and the Neo-Assyrian Empire are found as early as the 18th century BC.

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1. impalement

   Impalement is a method of execution or torture, often associated with the Middle Ages, where a person is pierced with a sharp stake or pole. The stake is either thrust through the body in a way that causes a slow, painful death, or raised upright to suspend the person, who is left to die over several hours or days. It can also refer more broadly to the act of piercing or penetrating with any long, pointed object.

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1. Impalementnoun

   the act of impaling, or the state of being impaled

2. Impalementnoun

   an inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed

3. Impalementnoun

   that which hedges in; inclosure

4. Impalementnoun

   the division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See Impale, 3

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1. Impalement

   Impalement is the penetration of an organism by an object such as a stake, pole, spear or hook, by complete perforation of the central body mass. This article has a primary focus on impalement as a form of execution, how it was performed, and highlighting some places where it was used. Apart from judicially approved executions, examples from wars, rebellions and persecutions, along with customs of sacrifice are included. Impalement has also been used as a way of inflicting post mortem indignities. Impalement has also figured prominently in certain magical rituals, for example to prevent the dead to rise from their graves. Impalement has also figured in myths, legends, literature and films, and a short review of such instances is included. Finally, a few examples are given of impalement in context of animals, as in animals using impalement on prey, and hunting and preservation techniques in which impalement is a central element.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impalement in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impalement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=impalement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Impalement
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impalement
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impalement
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=impalement