impalement
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Definition(s):
- (n) the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
Usage(s):
- Faustus has the vampire put to death by impalement and recovers his ring.
- He can outshoot, outpunch and outthink any adversary; he survives all manner of impalement.
- Three servicemen were killed, one of them by impalement on a control rod.
Quotes
- "Impalement worked according to your status. If you were a small fry, a thief, let's say, you were just impaled on a short stake," says Codrescu. "If you had a certain standing in the community, then they gave you a very tall one, so you...on May 29, 2005 By: Andrei Codrescu Source: CBS News
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