necklacing

English

Verb

necklacing

  1. present participle of necklace

Noun

necklacing (plural necklacings)

  1. (South Africa) A method of informal execution in which a rubber tyre is filled with petrol, placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.
    • 1998, Elirea Bornman, RenĂ© Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel, Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives (page 167)
      It is impossible to fully capture the impact of necklacings on South African communities during the mid-1980s. However, it is clear that necklacings united especially the black youth in their liberation struggle.
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