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LAPIDATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lapidation mean?
• LAPIDATION (noun)
The noun LAPIDATION has 1 sense:
1. the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
Familiarity information: LAPIDATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
lapidation; stoning
Hypernyms ("lapidation" is a kind of...):
corporal punishment (the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime)
Derivation:
lapidate (throw stones at)
lapidate (kill by throwing stones at)
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