[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

impalement \impale"ment\, n.
   1. the act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.
      --byron.
      1913 webster

   2. an inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.
      --h. brooke.
      1913 webster

   3. that which hedges in; inclosure. r. --milton.
      1913 webster

   4. her. 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
impale 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

empalement \empale"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.
      1913 webster

   3. her. same as impalement.
      1913 webster
see also:
empale impalement impalement 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

impalement
     n : the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of
         punishment or torture

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