English

Verb

necklacing

1. present participle of necklace

Noun

necklacing ‎(plural necklacings)

1. (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.