NOUN
- the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)
How To Use lapidation In A Sentence
- But Jack won't support the idea of the Royal High School being utilised for a good cause, and instead, seemingly, wishes it to fall into dilapidation, and another of Scotland's natural historical sites to be lost.
- Decades of greenfield development around the edge of the town have created an urban doughnut with major facilities scattered far and wide while the town centre is on a downward spiral of dilapidation.
- It points out letting a home instead of leaving it empty will lessen vandalism, dilapidation and depreciation of properties.
- Even in the relentless grime and dilapidation of the East End it was a landmark of ugliness. A NASTY DOSE OF DEATH
- The old Fournier mill was eight storeys high and in an advanced state of dilapidation, windows boarded up, paint peeling. A SEASON IN HELL
- Disrepair and dilapidation unnecessarily subjects both caregiver and patient to preventable risk for injury.
- We note that you anticipated your clients will now seek to refuse consent on the basis of the alleged dilapidations.
- After it ceased operating as a hotel, the building fell into dilapidation, and was subject to vandalism, leaving it something of an eyesore in recent years.
- He wandered along the littered sidewalk to Mimi Lomax's house, expecting to find it in a state of dilapidation. EVERVILLE
- Simply watch his programme on Iranian-funded PRESS-TV and note that he is in favour of "a moratorium on stoning" because he feels that Islamic "scholars" should consider every aspect of whether or not capital punishment by lapidation is cool these days or not. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...