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— If someone is burned at the stake they are tied to a wooden pole and killed by being burned alive. This was a punishment for crimes in Europe a long time ago. A witch was burned at the stake here.

— If someone burns at the stake they are being burned while tied to a pole. Joan of Arc burned at the stake after the English caught her.

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