Understanding the meaning of pillory

pillory

/'pɪləri/

verb
expose to ridicule or public scorn
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gibbet

type of:
expose display exhibit
verb
criticize harshly or violently
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blast crucify savage

type of:
knock pick apart criticise criticize
noun
a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
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type of:
instrument of punishment
verb
punish by putting in a pillory
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type of:
penalize penalise punish

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