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Pillory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pillory was a device used in punishment by public humiliation and often additional, sometimes lethal, physical abuse. The word is documented in English since 1274 (attested in ...
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Pillory Torture
A mild form of punishment, the pillory was frequently used in the medieval world. ... Pillory Torture The pillory was used to publicly humiliate a victim. Even though it was meant ...
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pillory: Definition from Answers.com
pillory n. , pl. -ries . A wooden framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly locked to be exposed to
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Category:Pillory - Wikimedia Commons
Deutsch: Der Pranger war ein Strafwerkzeug in Form einer Säule, einer Plattform oder eines Holzpfostens, an denen der Bestrafte gefesselt und öffentlich vorgeführt wurde.
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pillory - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Definition of pillory from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
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pillory - Wiktionary
a framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation
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pillory - Definition of pillory at Your Dictionary
noun pl. pillories-·ries. a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and hands, in which petty offenders were formerly locked and exposed to public scorn; any ...
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Pillory legal definition of Pillory. Pillory synonyms by the Free ...
PILLORY, punishment. wooden machine in which the neck of the culprit is inserted. 2. This punishment has been superseded by the adoption of the penitentiary system in ...
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Pillory - LoveToKnow 1911
PILLORY (0. Fr. pilori, Prov. espitlori, from Lat. speculatorium, a place of observation or "peep-hole"), an instrument of punishment which consisted of a wooden post and frame ...
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