IMPALEMENT — IMPALEMENT, method of execution employed in the Ancient Near East, whereby a living body was pierced between the legs or in the solar plexus by being thrust upon a spike fixed on the ground. The Code of Hammurabi (§153, in Pritchard, Texts, 172)… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
impalement — (n.) 1590s, from Fr. empalement, from empaler (see IMPALE (Cf. impale)) … Etymology dictionary
Impalement — For other uses, see Impale (disambiguation). Vertical impalement Impalement is the traumatic penetration of an organism by an elongated foreign object such as a stake, pole, or spear, and this usually implies complete perforation of the central… … Wikipedia
impalement — Empalement Em*pale ment, n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler. See {Empale}.] [Written also {impalement}.] 1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes. [1913 Webster] 2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impalement — impale ► VERB ▪ transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument. DERIVATIVES impalement noun impaler noun. ORIGIN Latin impalare, from palus a stake … English terms dictionary
Impalement arts — are a type of performing art in which a performer plays the role of human target for a fellow performer who demonstrates accuracy skills in disciplines such as knife throwing and archery. Impalement is actually what the performers endeavour to… … Wikipedia
Impalement (heraldry) — In heraldry, Impalement is the practice of joining two coats of arms side by side in one shield. Per pale is a vertical division in heraldry, and an impaled shield is divided straight down the middle vertically, top to bottom, with the two coats… … Wikipedia
impalement — noun see impale … New Collegiate Dictionary
impalement — See impale. * * * … Universalium
impalement — noun a) The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake. b) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield … Wiktionary
