pillory

[US]/'pɪlərɪ/
[UK]/'pɪləri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. subject to public ridicule by putting in the pillory
n. a means for exposing to public ridicule or abuse; a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse.
Word Forms
Pluralpillories
Present Participlepillorying
Third Person Singularpillories
Past Participlepilloried
Past Tensepilloried

Example Sentences

He was placed in the pillory for stealing bread.

The criminal was subjected to public ridicule in the pillory.

The town decided to restore the old pillory as a historical landmark.

In the past, the pillory was used as a form of punishment for petty crimes.

The pillory was often used as a means of shaming wrongdoers in the community.

The pillory was a common sight in medieval town squares.

The practice of putting offenders in the pillory has been abolished in many countries.

The pillory was used to expose criminals to public scorn and humiliation.

The condemned man stood stoically in the pillory as the crowd jeered at him.

The pillory was a symbol of justice and punishment in the olden days.

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