Thesaurus: impalement

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1. n. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.
2. n. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.
3. n. That which hedges in; inclosure.
4. n. 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.
5. n. the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
6. 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.
7. n the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture