necklacing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of necklace

noun

1. (South-Africa)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.

   “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.”