lapidation

Learned borrowing from Latin lapidātiō.

• IPA^(key): /ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən/

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lapidation (countable and uncountable, plural lapidations)

1. (law) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment
   • 2007 March 6, “International Women’s Day, another day of repression for women”, in 亚州新闻:

     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.

• dilapidated
• lapidate

• palatinoid

Learned borrowing from Latin lapidātiōnem. Morphologically, from lapider +‎ -ation.

• IPA^(key): /la.pi.da.sjɔ̃/

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lapidation f (plural lapidations)

1. lapidation

• “lapidation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012