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ECARTELEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- quartering 1, record 1, English, quartering
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Part of the punishment of a traitor, by dividing his body into four quarters. 2, record 1, English, - quartering
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ancient methods of execution in which the limbs and bodies were literally pulled apart by main force, or cut up into sections by an executioner, lived long in European civilization. Quartering would appear to be a development of disembowelling, as the practice of cutting open the abdomen and removing the bowels, before the body was divided into sections, persisted for a long time. 3, record 1, English, - quartering
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les ouvrages anglais consultés privilégient l'emploi du terme "quartering". "Quarterization" n'a pas été relevé dans les ouvrages consultés. 4, record 1, English, - quartering
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écartèlement
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9cart%C3%A8lement
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Supplice qui, au Moyen-Âge et sous l’Ancien Régime consistait à tirer les membres du condamné jusqu’à la rupture des muscles. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%C3%A8lement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Qu'est-ce que l'écartèlement? Un très vieux supplice, comme toutes les mises en morceaux, qui consiste à arracher les quatre membres du tronc par une traction brutale, très forte, appliquée simultanément sur chacun d’eux. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9cart%C3%A8lement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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