lapidation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin lapidātiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lapidation (countable and uncountable, plural lapidations)
- (law) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment
- 2007 March 6, “International Women’s Day, another day of repression for women”, in 亚州新闻:
- 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.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin lapidātiōnem. Morphologically, from lapider + -ation.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lapidation f (plural lapidations)
Further reading[edit]
- “lapidation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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