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necklacing

/ˈnɛkləsɪŋ/

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verb

Durch Halsreifen hinrichten

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

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noun

Halsband-Exekution

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.

Examples :

""Necklacing was a brutal form of violence used during periods of unrest and conflict in South Africa." "

Die Halsband-Exekution war eine brutale Form der Gewalt, die während der Unruhen und Konflikte in Südafrika angewendet wurde.

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