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stoning

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verb

  1. To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.“She got stoned to death after they found her.”
  2. To wall with stones.
  3. To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
  4. To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.

noun

  1. Lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death

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