necklacing
English
Verb
necklacing
Noun
necklacing (plural necklacings)
- (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, René 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.
- 1998, Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel, Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives (page 167)