lapidation
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) |
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