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impalement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cruelty, inhuman treatment |
| Derivation | impale |
Examples of impalement
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The human target is the essential distinguishing feature of the impalement arts.
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He is a co-author of one of the few books on the subject of the impalement arts.
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The impalement arts have been featured in movies, television, literature and art.
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Impalement was frequently practiced in Asia and Europe throughout the Middle Ages.
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But his favorite punishment of all was impalement, hence his sobriquet, the Impaler.
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In Germany and Switzerland, quartering is the norm rather than impalement.
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He still had to prove, however, that the impalement scene was merely a special effect.
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Impalement acts have proved to be useful plot devices and have provided iconic images.
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Knife throwing is the most common and well-known discipline within the impalement arts.
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- The act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
- Impalement is the driving of objects through the body, causing deep stabbing wounds. It can refer either to accidental events or to deliberate wounding used as a method of torture or execution. In stage magic, the illusion of impalement is employed to simulate the real thing.
- In heraldry, impalement is the combination of two coats of arms side-by-side in one shield. An impaled shield is bisected by a vertical line.
- Impaled is a classic stage illusion in which a performer appears to be impaled on or by a sword or pole. ...
- The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake; The joining of two coats of arms on one shield
- The marshaling or arranging of two coats of arms on one shield, divided palewise, or by a vertical line. When a husband impales his arms with those of his wife, his generally occupy the dexter side, while the wife's take the sinister. This was not always the case, however. ...
- (Spear into an oppenent at the turnbuckle)
