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The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake. / (heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.

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impalement

Source Word

impalement

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

鋭い杭を用いて拷問または処刑する行為 / （紋章学において）二つの紋章を一つの盾に組み合わせる合体

Many survivors still bore scars, both physical and emotional, from the impalement ordered by the tyrant decades earlier.

多くの生存者は今でも、数十年前に暴君が命じた鋭い杭に人々を串刺しにして処刑する行為による肉体的・精神的な傷を負っていた。

Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

(heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.

Sense（3）

A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.

Sense（4）

impalements

（ plural ）