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impalement

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The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.

An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.

That which hedges in; inclosure.

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.

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Often, the victim was hoisted into the air after partial impalement. Source: Internet

The centre of the shaft of such lances could be designed to be hollow, in order for it to break on impact, as a further safeguard against impalement. Source: Internet

The New York Daily News printed a graphic photo of the young man's impalement on the front page. Source: Internet

This can be done in a number of ways, of which the simplest is impalement : dividing the field per pale and putting one whole coat in each half. Source: Internet

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