0 the act of pushing a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person: --
Throughout his existence, man has been an aggressive animal and has always been the subject of violence; contusions, fractures, dislocations, impalements, eviscerations, and so on.
In many stories and films, impalement with a wooden stake is used to subdue or kill a vampire.
Archaeology yields clues to the victim's identity and the method of impalement.
They rip into this jagged section of the climb with great skill and no apparent concern for impalement on the rocks.