stoning
English edit
Noun edit
stoning (plural stonings)
- lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death
- 2009 January 14, Nazila Fathi, “Iran Says U.S. Helped Finance Overthrow Plot”, in New York Times[1]:
- The stonings came as something of a surprise, in that Iranian officials had said they had suspended that method of execution.
Translations edit
lapidation — see lapidation
Verb edit
stoning
- present participle and gerund of stone