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Webster 1913 Edition


Lapidation

Lapˊi-da′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
lapidatio
: cf. F.
lapidation
.]
The act of stoning.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lapidation

LAPIDA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of stoning a person to death.

Definition 2024


lapidation

lapidation

English

Noun

lapidation (plural lapidations)

  1. (law) The practice of or an 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.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.pi.da.sjɔ̃/

Noun

lapidation f (plural lapidations)

  1. lapidation