单词 | necklacing |
释义 | necklacingn. Chiefly South African. The action or practice of killing by means of the necklace (necklace n. 2b). ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [noun] > burning vivicremation1828 vivicombustion1852 necklacing1986 society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > [noun] > burning > tyre soaked in petrol > act or practice of necklacing1986 1986 Washington Post 18 Feb. a16/2 The policeman had been prepared for ‘necklacing’ by being doused with gasoline and having a rubber tire placed around his neck. 1993 Guardian 23 Oct. 15/2 He dismissed the allegation that he was unbalanced and denied the charges that he advocated necklacing or other acts of violence. 2001 Spectator (Nexis) 6 Oct. 34 These movements put bombs in supermarkets, organised the barbaric ‘necklacing’ of people suspected of supporting the wrong side. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1986 |
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