Controversial Punishments

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noun the act of throwing stones at someone or something until they are killed or injured

  • In some countries, stoning is still used as a form of punishment for certain crimes.
  • I heard that stoning is a common practice in some rural areas.
  • They were stoning each other with snowballs during the winter festival.
  • The criticism she received felt like emotional stoning.