A head on a spike (also described as a head on a pike, a head on a stake, or a head on a spear) is a severed head that has been vertically impaled for display. This has been a custom in a number of cultures, typically either as part of a criminal penalty following execution or as a war trophy following a violent conflict.

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2015年9月2日 · This happened to the executed rebel leaders after the recapture of Wexford during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Their heads were put on pikes and displayed before the courthouse.

If you have an enemy, in a non violent manner and you want their head on a pike. You want to retaliate and hurt them as much as possible. This could be, something like ruining their reputation, causing them to lose their job or anything else that seriously affects them.

2020年1月25日 · Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff said he doesn't think he made an unforced error during his closing arguments when he referred to an anonymous threat that the White House reportedly made to Senate Republicans to put their "head on a pike" if they voted against Trump in the impeachment trial.

2020年2月3日 · Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) got himself into a bit of trouble as he was making his case on impeachment. “CBS News reported last night that a Trump confidant said that key …

2020年1月25日 · “ CBS News reported last night that a Trump confidant said that key senators were warned, ‘Vote against the president and your head will be on a pike,’” he said. “I don’t know if that’s true.”...

2020年1月25日 · House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is sparking immediate, bipartisan backlash after he referenced a CBS News report saying Republican senator heads will be on a...

2020年1月25日 · Republican senators say Rep. Adam Schiff’s closing argument that they may fear their "heads on a pike" could end up being a turning point in President Trump’s impeachment trial.

If someone wants a head on a spike, they want to be able to destroy or really punish a person. (Head on a pike is also used.)