Associations to the word «Pillory»
Noun
- Pamphlet
- Punishment
- Ear
- Fine
- Imprisonment
- Pound
- Libel
- Gallows
- Vila
- Scaffold
- Stock
- Hester
- Offender
- Humiliation
- Culprit
- Scourge
- Offence
- Hymn
- Bail
- Belmont
- Cochrane
- Branding
- Criminal
- Stool
- Prison
- Stand
- Courthouse
- Mob
- Sentence
- Square
- Cart
- Penalty
- Torture
- Bailey
- Jail
- Stake
- Critic
- Insult
- Offense
- Foe
- Collar
- Crowd
- Execution
- Whip
- Crime
- Forehead
- Cage
- Westminster
- Post
- Put
- Press
- Slave
- Delaware
- Exposure
- Derby
- Neck
- Market
- Shame
- Oath
- Pole
- Hole
Adjective
Wiktionary
PILLORY, noun. A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
PILLORY, verb. (transitive) To put in a pillory.
PILLORY, verb. (transitive) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.
PILLORY, verb. (transitive) To criticize harshly.
Dictionary definition
PILLORY, 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.
PILLORY, verb. Expose to ridicule or public scorn.
PILLORY, verb. Punish by putting in a pillory.
PILLORY, verb. Criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage".
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