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# stone, stoning
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## Definition
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A stone is a small rock. Stoning means throwing stones at a person in order to kill him.
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* In ancient times, stoning was a method of execution for crimes; it is also sometimes performed in modern times.
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* For the Israelites in the Old Testament, God ordered stoning to be done by the leaders as a punishment for certain sins, such as adultery.
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