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Definition of Necklacing
1. necklace [v] - See also: necklace
Lexicographical Neighbors of Necklacing
Literary usage of Necklacing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"In order to shed some light on its dynamics we present in this chapter the findings
of a qualitative exploratory study of insiders' views of necklacing, ..."
2. Soviet Strategy in Southern Africa: Gorbachev's Pragmatic Approach by Peter Vanneman (1990)
"Some necklacing apparently involves merely private quarrels, ... Most necklacing
is probably the work of young militants whom the ANC cannot control, ..."
3. Politicians and Apartheid: Trailing in the People's Wake by John Gardner (1997)
"The "necklacing" of the ANC's black opponents was endorsed by numerous ANC ...
ANC spokesman Francis Meli said, "necklacing is part and parcel of [the ..."
4. The Theatre of Violence: Narratives of Protagonists in the South African by Don H. Foster, Paul Haupt, Maresa de Beer (2005)
"'People who have committed grave crimes deserve necklacing... there is nothing
as effective as necklacing' (cited in Marks, 2001). ..."
5. Silencing a People: The Destruction of Civil Society in Haiti by Americas Watch Committee (U.S.), National Coalition for Haitian Refugees (1993)
"The army clearly fears that Aristide's return will cause an explosion of Pere
Lebrun, the Haitian term for "necklacing."2 From exile in Washington, ..."
6. South Africa Half-hearted Reform: The Official Response to the Rising Tide by Mary McGovern, Bronwen Manby (1993)
"In November 1992, five officers were given varying sentences after they were
found guilty of assaulting and "necklacing" (placing a rubber tire over the ..."
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