Etymology

impalement

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Today it means: The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake. Full definition →

Middle French empalement
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromempalement
  2. English todayimpalement

From Middle French empalement; equivalent to impale + -ment.

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