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necklacing
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈnek.lə.sɪŋ/ us /ˈnek.lə.sɪŋ/
the action of killing someone by putting a burning rubber tyre around their neck: 把燃烧的轮胎挂在人的脖子上将人处死，胎刑
Alleged criminals are killed by necklacing.犯罪嫌疑人会被处以胎刑。
Above all, the sickening spectacle of necklacing came as a shock.最吓人的是胎刑的惨像。
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necklace
They repudiated necklacing as not only wrong but barbarous.
The dreadful necklacing death of one victim was photographed.
We saw a huge crowd of people watching the necklacing of this man.
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rub
rub something out
slaughter
throttle
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