Crossword clues for lapidation
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lapidation \Lap`i*da"tion\, n. [L. lapidatio: cf. F.
lapidation.]
The act of stoning. [Obs.]
--Bp. Hall.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"stoning to death," 1610s, from Latin lapidationem (nominative lapidatio), noun of action from past participle stem of lapidare "to throw stones at," from the stem of lapis "stone."
Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) The practice of or an act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment
WordNet
n. pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) [syn: stoning]
Wikipedia
Lapidation is an album by composer and keyboardist Anthony Coleman performed by a various lineups from large ensembles to solo pianists and released on the New World label in 2006.
Usage examples of "lapidation".
The day was sunny and warm, ideal for a tidy lapidation, and our mounts sneezed softly at the smell of the blood being rinsed off the road.
For only the Shan King or his viceroys command lapidation, and they were always right.
Only the three constraints of the Crown held me from sending her to the Deadlands after her uncle, and for a moment I gave serious thought to ordering her lapidation on the charge of treason, for my heart was frozen in fury and pain.
For a moment a crazy vision of my own lapidation for treason danced before me: the rocky bed, the hot insupportable weight grinding my bones down.