Meanings of lapidation in English

In the background the lapidation of the condemned.

As noted earlier a lapidation verse may have formed a part of the Koran, but this is disputed by some scholars.

By the way they passed a sward of green, on which sundry little boys were engaged upon the lapidation of a lame duck.

Lapidation was instituted at a later stage.

("Lapidation" is good; it is much more elegant than "stoning.")

Lapidation was essentially the capital punishment of mobs-themode of inflicting death that invariably stamps the offender as an enemy to the populace.