stoning

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	corporal punishment,
definition	:	the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime (noun.act)

derivation	:	lapidate,
definition	:	throw stones at (verb.contact)

derivation	:	lapidate, stone,
definition	:	kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact)

derivation	:	lapidate,
definition	:	throw stones at (verb.contact)

derivation	:	lapidate, stone,
definition	:	kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact)