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lapidation

lapidation

9.9
An act of killing someone by throwing stones at them
  • noun
  • /ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən/
  • NSFW
translation icon : lapidación
  • The historian gave a detailed account of the practice of lapidation in different societies.

Examples

  • International organizations have condemned the use of lapidation in contemporary judicial systems.

  • Ancient law codes sometimes prescribed lapidation as punishment for particular crimes.

  • The act of lapidation is brutal.

  • Don't support lapidation!

  • The ancient law called for the lapidation of anyone found guilty of theft.

  • Throughout history, lapidation has often been used as a form of capital punishment.

  • In certain cultures, the lapidation of wrongdoers was seen as a means of enforcing moral standards.

Synonyms

slaying
vslapidation
  • NSFW
30 7.4

An illegal killing of a person planned in advance

is a punishment killing carried out by throwing objects at the victim
stoning
vslapidation
  • Offensive
10 9.9

A punishment where people throw stones at a person and can kill them

is focused on execution where death is usually the intended result

Antonyms

rescue
730 1.0

An act of saving someone or something from danger

How Violent

lapidation
  • NSFW
9.9
to pelt
12 5.5

Surface Forms

lapidation singular
lapidations plural

Morphology

lapidation = lapidate (opaque) = lapid + ation

While '-ation' is a standard nominalizing suffix, the root 'lapid-' is a Latin combining form not recognizable to typical learners, so the meaning 'stoning' is not derivable from the parts for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Lapidation comes from the Latin word lapis, which means 'stone', and from a Latin verb that meant 'to stone'. That's why lapidation names the punishment of throwing stones at someone, in other words 'stoning'.