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Stoning

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rocknoun	A formation of minerals, specifically:
gemstonenoun	A gem, usually made of minerals.
gemnoun	A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.
pitnoun	A hole in the ground.
hailstonenoun	A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation
chromatic	Uses relating to colour
colorednoun	Having a color.
lapidateverb	(transitive, law) To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
lapidationnoun	(law) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment
throwingnoun	The act by which something is thrown.
stone-throwingnoun	The action of throwing one or more stones, often as a form of aggression or assault, or with the intention of causing damage.
impalementnoun	The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
crushingverb	The action of the verb to crush.
auto da fenoun	The public execution of those sentences, often by burning at the stake.
stoneshotnoun	A stone used as a projectile.
death penaltynoun	(law) A punishment in which the offender is put to death by the state.
tombstoningnoun	(British) The practice of jumping into the sea or similar body of water from a cliff or other high point such that the jumper enters the water vertically straight, like a tombstone.
crucifixionnoun	(Christianity, often capitalized) The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
strokenoun	An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
floggingnoun	Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.

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