lapidation

Noun CEFR B2

ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən

Definitions

The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españollapidación

Françaislapidation

DeutschLapidation Radschm Steinigung

19 more languages

العربيةرجم

Azərbaycan dilidaşqalaq rəcm

Catalàlapidació

Ελληνικάλιθοβολισμός

فارسیسنگسار

Suomikivittäminen kivitys

Հայերենքարկոծում

Italianolapidazione

日本語石打ち石撃ち

한국어투석형

Kurdîrecîm recm

Latinalapidatio

Македонскикаменување

Nederlandssteniging

Polskiukamienowanie

Portuguêsapedrejamento lapidação

Русскийзабра́сывание камня́ми лапида́ция побива́ние камня́мираджм

Svenskastening

Türkçerecim recm taslama

Examples

“The five women on trial were almost all activists for the full repeal (not just a moratorium) of lapidation, ie stoning, from Iran’s law books.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

lapidator lapidescence Lapidian lapidification lapidist lapidity

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