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lapidation

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Lap`i`da´tion
n.1.The act of stoning.
lapidation
the process or act of pelting with stones, sometimes as a form of execution.
See also: Injury, Killing
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Noun1.lapidationlapidation - the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
stoning
corporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime


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Quite the reverse; often ascribing the lion's share of the prosecution to the Jewish authorities or, in the case of the Talmud, taking it out of Roman hands entirely and placing the trial and execution (by means of lapidation, not crucifixion) squarely under the Sanhedrin's jurisdiction.
A Jewish Perspective of Jesus by Golden, Steven H. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
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