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English Dictionary: lapidation by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lapidation
n
  1. the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
    Synonym(s): stoning, lapidation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapidation \Lap`i*da"tion\, n. [L. lapidatio: cf. F.
      lapidation.]
      The act of stoning. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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