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Lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death

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  • Stoning — Stoning, or lapidation, refers to a form of capital punishment whereby an organized group throws stones at the convicted individual until the person dies. Stoning has been used throughout history in a number of places, both in the form of… …   Wikipedia

  • Stoning — Stone Stone, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stoning}.] [From {Stone}, n.: cf. AS. st?nan, Goth. stainjan.] 1. To pelt, beat, or kill with stones. [1913 Webster] And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stoning of the Devil — or stoning of the jamarat (Arabic: ramy al jamarāt ) is part of the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Muslim pilgrims fling pebbles at three walls called jamarat in the city of Mina just east of Mecca. It… …   Wikipedia

  • Stoning in Scripture — • At first an expression of popular fury analogous to lynching , later came to be a natural and legally recognized method of execution Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Stoning in Scripture     Stoning in Scripture …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Stoning of Du'a Khalil Aswad — Du’a Khalil Aswad Du’a Khalil Aswad دعاء خليل أسود Born 1990 Died c. April 7, 2007 Bashika, Ninawa, Iraq …   Wikipedia

  • Stoning —    A form of punishment (Lev. 20:2; 24:14; Deut. 13:10; 17:5; 22:21) prescribed for certain offences. Of Achan (Josh. 7:25), Naboth (1 Kings 21), Stephen (Acts 7:59), Paul (Acts 14:19; 2 Cor. 11:25) …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • stoning — Synonyms and related words: bane, beheading, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, burning, capital punishment, crucifixion, dealing death, decapitation, decollation, defenestration, destruction, destruction of life, dispatch, electrocution,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • stoning — Capital punishment [[➝ punishment, everlasting]] for blasphemy (Lev. 24:15–16) or idolatry (Deut. 17:2–7) and other crimes. It took place outside a city and the victim was pelted with stones by the whole community (Deut. 13:10). The death of… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • stoning — n. form of punishment in which stones are thrown at the condemned until he is dead stəʊn n. rock; piece of rock shaped or cut for some purpose; pebble; gem; seed, pit; unit of weight equal to fourteen pounds or 6.36 kilograms (British) v. put… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stoning — извлечение косточек …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

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