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thumb| Saint Stephen, first martyr of [[Christianity, painted in 1506 by Marx Reichlich (1460–1520)(Pinakothek of Munich)]]
Stoning is a form of execution in which a person is killed by being struck with stones, historically practiced in various cultures and religious traditions. It matters historically and culturally because it appears in religious texts and historical records, and remains relevant to discussions of capital punishment, human rights, and the evolution of legal systems across different societies.
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thumb| Saint Stephen, first martyr of [[Christianity, painted in 1506 by Marx Reichlich (1460–1520)(Pinakothek of Munich)]]
Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment where a group throws stones at a person until the subject dies from blunt trauma. It has been attested as a form of punishment for grave misdeeds since ancient times.