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1. the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	burning, burning at the stake,
definition	:	execution by fire (noun.act)

domain region	:	espana, kingdom of spain, spain,
definition	:	a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power (noun.location)