stoning

noun

stoning

noun

1

lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death

The stonings came as something of a surprise, in that Iranian officials had said they had suspended that method of execution.2009 January 14, Nazila Fathi, “Iran Says U.S. Helped Finance Overthrow Plot”, in New York Times:

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