Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.
The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization.
The unseating of a senior politician.
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
(obsolete) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. In still older works, also spelt empalement (q.v.)
A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.