stoning

• Nom désignant l'action de lapider quelqu'un, c'est-à-dire de le tuer ou de le punir en lui jetant des pierres, souvent comme forme de châtiment ou d'exécution.

A noun referring to the act of pelting someone with stones, often used as a form of punishment or execution.

indénombrable

1. Punishment by pelting with stonesC1formallegal

   A form of capital punishment where a group throws stones at a person until death, historically used in some legal systems.

   Lapidation

   • Stoning was historically prescribed as a punishment for certain crimes.
   • The practice of stoning has been condemned by human rights organizations.
   • In some ancient cultures, stoning was a public form of execution.

   Synonymeslapidation

2. B2informal

   The act of throwing stones at someone or something, often as an expression of anger or protest.

   Lancer de pierres

   • The stoning of the car during the riot caused significant damage.
   • Stoning is considered a violent act in most societies.
   • The crowd engaged in stoning as a form of protest.

   Synonymeslapidationpelting

• Verbe signifiant jeter des pierres sur quelqu'un ou quelque chose, souvent comme punition ou lors d'une attaque.

A verb meaning to throw stones at someone or something, often as a form of punishment or attack.

1. B2formal

   To throw stones at someone or something, often as a form of punishment or attack.

   Lapider

   • The angry mob threatened to stone the accused.
   • In ancient times, people were sometimes stoned for certain crimes.
   • The vandals stoned the windows of the abandoned building.

   Synonymeslapidatepelt

2. Remove stones from fruitB1formalbritish

   To remove the hard seed (stone) from the center of a fruit.

   Dénoyauter

   • She stoned the cherries before baking the pie.
   • You should stone the olives before stuffing them.
   • The recipe says to stone the peaches first.

   Synonymespit