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Lapidation

//ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment countable, uncountable

    "The five women on trial were almost all activists for the full repeal (not just a moratorium) of lapidation, ie stoning, from Iran’s law books."

  2. 2
    the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) wordnet

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lapidātiō.

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