LAPIDATION

stoning, lapidation

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lapidation (countable and uncountable, plural lapidations)

(legal) The practice of or an act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

Anagrams

• palatinoid

Source: Wiktionary


Lap`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. lapidatio: cf. F. lapidation.]

Definition: The act of stoning. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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