lapidation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lapidation
    n 1: the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by
         throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) [syn:
         {stoning}, {lapidation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lapidation \Lap`i*da"tion\, n. [L. lapidatio: cf. F.
   lapidation.]
   The act of stoning. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
   [1913 Webster]

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