Etymology

lapidation

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Today it means: The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment Full definition →

Latin lapidātiō
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  1. Latinlapidō
  2. Latinlapidātiō
  3. English todaylapidation

Learned borrowing from Latin lapidātiō.

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