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  2. Impalement - Wikipedia

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    Impalement, as a method of torture and execution, is the penetration of a human by an object such as a stake, pole, spear, or hook, often by the complete or partial perforation of the torso. It was particularly used in response to "crimes against the state" and is regarded across a number of cultures as a very harsh form of capital punishment ...

  3. Stakeout (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Stakeout, a Japanese drama film by Yoshitarō Nomura; Stakeout, a detective/comedy film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez; Stakeout or Cold Eyes, a South Korean crime film

  4. Hanged, drawn and quartered - Wikipedia

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    One of the Oxford English Dictionary ' s definitions of draw is "to draw out the viscera or intestines of; to disembowel (a fowl, etc. before cooking, a traitor or other criminal after hanging)", but this is followed by "in many cases of executions it is uncertain whether this, or [to drag (a criminal) at a horse's tail, or on a hurdle or the ...

  5. Glossary of card game terms - Wikipedia

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    A board with compartments, cards or marked areas on which stakes are laid during a game as in Newmarket or Poch. staking layout A marked-out area on the table or a set of face-up cards on which stakes are placed. stand. Refuse to draw additional cards. [107] Accept the turn-up as trump. [107] Remain in the current deal or pot, as opposed to ...

  6. Head on a spike - Wikipedia

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    A head on a spike (also described as a head on a pike, a head on a stake, or a head on a spear) is a severed head that has been vertically impaled for display. This has been a custom in a number of cultures, typically either as part of a criminal penalty following execution or as a war trophy following a violent conflict.

  7. Gambling - Wikipedia

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    Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three elements to be present: consideration (an amount wagered), risk (chance), and a prize. [1]

  8. Stauros - Wikipedia

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    Palisade. Stauros (σταυρός) is a Greek word for a stake or an implement of capital punishment. The Greek New Testament uses the word stauros for the instrument of Jesus' crucifixion, and it is generally translated as "cross" in religious texts, while also being translated as pillar or tree in Christian contexts.

  9. Impalement in myth and art - Wikipedia

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    However, the stake broke inside Mandavya's body, and the excruciating pain destroyed Mandavya's trance. In deep bitterness, he asked the gods how he had deserved such a fate, and Yama answered it was because of the locust he had tortured as a young boy. Mandavya became infuriated at Yama and pointed out how disproportionate the punishment had been.