Mazzolato

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MAZZOLATO : to be bludgeoned to death


The Italian word mazzolato is used in Alexandre Dumas' novel The Count of Monte Cristo, to describe a type of execution to take place in Rome.

A prisoner who is to be subjected to mazzolato is later executed although the book does not confirm whether the gruesome execution was actually mazzolato.

The execution was comprised of the victim being hit in the head with a mace. His throat was then slit and his abdomen palpitated to cause blood to spurt from the gash in his throat.

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