crucifixion
noun
[ kruːsɪˈfɪkʃ(ə)n ]
• an ancient form of execution in which a person was nailed or bound to a cross.
• "there is little evidence that the Romans used to flog their victims before crucifixion"
Origin:
late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin crucifixio(n- ), from the verb crucifigere (see crucify).
