Definitions for stoning
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1. stoning, lapidationnoun

   the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)

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1. stoningnoun

   Lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death

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1. Stoning

   Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment where a group throws stones at a person until the subject dies from blunt trauma. It has been attested as a form of punishment for grave misdeeds since ancient times. The Torah and Talmud prescribe stoning as punishment for a number of offenses. Over the centuries, Rabbinic Judaism developed a number of procedural constraints which made these laws practically unenforceable. Although stoning is not mentioned in the Quran, classical Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) imposed stoning as a hadd (sharia-prescribed) punishment for certain forms of zina (illicit sexual intercourse) on the basis of hadith (sayings and actions attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad). It also developed a number of procedural requirements which made zina difficult to prove in practice. Stoning appears to have been the standard method of capital punishment in ancient Israel. Its use is attested in the early Christian era, but Jewish courts generally avoided stoning sentences in later times. Only a few isolated instances of legal stoning are recorded in pre-modern history of the Islamic world. Criminal laws of most modern Muslim-majority countries have been derived from Western models. In recent decades several states have inserted stoning and other hudud (pl. of hadd) punishments into their penal codes under the influence of Islamist movements. These laws hold particular importance for religious conservatives due to their scriptural origin, though in practice they have played a largely symbolic role and tended to fall into disuse. In recent times, stoning has been a legal or customary punishment in Iran, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, northern Nigeria, Afghanistan, Brunei, and tribal parts of Pakistan, including northwest Kurram Valley and the northwest Khwezai-Baezai region though it is rarely carried out. In some of these countries, including Afghanistan, where stoning is not legal, it has been carried out extrajudicially by militants, tribal leaders, and others. In some other countries, including Nigeria and Pakistan, although stoning is a legal form of punishment, it has never been legally carried out. Stoning is condemned by human rights organizations. Punishing adultery with stoning has varying levels of public support in the Muslim world, ranging from 86% of Muslims in Pakistan to 6% of Muslims in Albania and Bosnia.

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1. stoning

   Stoning is a method of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until the subject dies from blunt trauma. It has been used throughout history in different cultures and religions as a form of execution. It is typically used as a punishment for crimes like adultery, blasphemy, or even treason.

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1. Stoning

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1. Stoning

   Stoning, or lapidation, is a form of capital punishment whereby a group throws stones at a person until death ensues. No individual among the group can be identified as the one who kills the subject, yet everyone involved plainly bears some degree of moral culpability. This is in contrast to the case of a judicial executioner. Slower than other forms of execution, stoning is a form of execution by torture.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stoning in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stoning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of stoning in a Sentence

1. Amnesty International Iran researcher:

   This punishment exposes the utter brutality of Iran's justice system and underlines the Iranian authorities' shocking disregard for basic humanity, meting out cruel and inhuman retribution punishments is not justice. Blinding, like stoning, amputation and flogging, is a form of corporal punishment prohibited by international law. Such punishments should not be carried out under any circumstances.

2. Journalist Khaled Al-Maeena:

   People like to do the first stoning in the morning.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stoning
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stoning
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoning
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoning
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=stoning