stone
/stoʊn/
verb
to execute or punish someone by throwing stones at them
"The crowd threatened to stone him."
"The angry crowd threatened to stone the thief who had stolen money from the church collection box."
Explore 3 English words about punishment with pronunciation, definitions and example sentences.
to execute or punish someone by throwing stones at them
"The crowd threatened to stone him."
"The angry crowd threatened to stone the thief who had stolen money from the church collection box."
punishment rightly inflicted for a wrongdoing
"The family wanted retribution for the terrible crime against them."
"The victim's family wanted retribution for the crime and demanded that the judge give the murderer the maximum possible prison sentence."
a type of punishment for students who have done something wrong and as a result, they cannot go home at the same time as others
"The suspect is in police detention and cannot leave yet."
"The student received detention for repeatedly disrupting the class despite several warnings from the teacher."
Learn all 3 words in this list with spaced repetition
Start learning with Mnimi