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Pillory

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Definitions for Pillory

noun
a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck
Examples
  1. offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
verb
expose to ridicule or public scorn
Synonyms
verb
punish by putting in a pillory
verb
criticize harshly or violently
Synonyms
Examples
  1. The press savaged the new President
  2. The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage

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