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countable and uncountable, plural lapidations
(law) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment quotations examples
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.
2007 March 6, “International Women’s Day, another day of repression for women”, in 亚州新闻