1) Capital punishment 2) Execution method 1) Excoriating 
Flaying, also known colloquially as skinning, is the removal of skin from the body. Generally, an attempt is made to keep the removed portion of skin intact. ==Scope== An animal may be flayed in preparation for human consumption, or for its hide or fur; this is more commonly called skinning. Flaying of humans is used as a method of torture or exec...
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flay
[Wuthering Heights] whipping.