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impalement

piercing of human with a sharp object
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impalement
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Summary

impalement is an execution method[1]. impalement draws 12,121 Wikipedia views per month (execution method category, ranking #19 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: manner of death[3]
  • Commons category: Impalement[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:People executed by impalement[5]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7]
  • Different from: crucifixion[8]

Why It Matters

impalement has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] impalement is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · A.pavliashvili · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es',
    Sitelink count → 46
    Different from → crucifixion
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: crucifixion"
  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Biblissima authority id → Q296336
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q296336, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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