impalement

English

Alternative forms

empalement (obsolete)

Etymology

impale +‎ -ment

Noun

impalement (countable and uncountable, plural impalements)

The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
(heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
An enclosed space.

Translations

act of torturing

Chinese:
Mandarin: 穿刺 (zh) (chuāncì), 刺穿 (zh) (cìchuān)
Esperanto: palisumo
French: empalement (fr) m

German: Pfählung f
Japanese: 串刺し (くしざし, kushizashi)
Russian: посаже́ние на́ кол n (posažénije ná kol)
Spanish: empalamiento (es) m

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