impalement

English Thesaurus

1. the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cruelty, inhuman treatment,
definition	:	a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering (noun.act)

derivation	:	empale, impale, spike, transfix,
definition	:	pierce with a sharp stake or point (verb.contact)

derivation	:	impale, stake,
definition	:	kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole (verb.contact)

derivation	:	empale, impale, spike, transfix,
definition	:	pierce with a sharp stake or point (verb.contact)

derivation	:	impale, stake,
definition	:	kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole (verb.contact)