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present participle and gerund of necklace examples
plural necklacings
(South Africa) A method of informal execution using a burning necklace (petrol filled tyre); in which a rubber tyre is filled with petrol, placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire. quotations examples
It is impossible to fully capture the impact of necklacings on South African communities during the mid-1980s. However, it is clear that necklacings united especially the black youth in their liberation struggle.
1998, Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel, Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives, page 167