stoning

English

Noun

stoning (plural stonings)

  1. Lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death
    • 2009, January 14, “Nazila Fathi”, in Iran Says U.S. Helped Finance Overthrow Plot‎:
      The stonings came as something of a surprise, in that Iranian officials had said they had suspended that method of execution.

Translations
lapidation — see lapidation

Verb

stoning

  1. present participle of stone

Anagrams
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