LAPIDATION Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word lapidation. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LAPIDATION
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stoning | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) | ||||||||
castigation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a severe scolding • verbal punishment | ||||||||
execution | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • putting a condemned person to death • the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it • (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer • (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable • a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out • the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order • unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | ||||||||
immolation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • killing or offering as a sacrifice | ||||||||
pelting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • anything happening rapidly or in quick successive | ||||||||
punishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty |