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Meaning of necklacing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

necklacing

verb

Definitions

  1. To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck.

noun

Definitions

  1. A method of informal execution using a burning necklace (petrol filled tyre); in which a rubber tyre is filled with petrol, placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/necklacehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/necklacing

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