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Impalement Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Impalement has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

See Also
dimidiation shield impale torturing impalements executing coat of arms impalation
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cruelty
Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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