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- Dictionarypillory/ˈpɪl(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse.
verb
- 1. put (someone) in a pillory. historical
- 2. attack or ridicule publicly: "he found himself pilloried by members of his own party" Similar
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The meaning of PILLORY is a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked. How to use pillory in a sentence. Did you know?
PILLORY definition: 1. to severely criticize someone, especially in a public way: 2. to severely criticize someone…. Learn more.
noun. a wooden framework into which offenders were formerly locked by the neck and wrists and exposed to public abuse and ridicule. exposure to public scorn or abuse.
PILLORY meaning: 1. to severely criticize someone, especially in a public way: 2. to severely criticize someone…. Learn more.
A pillory is a wooden frame with holes for the head and hands. In Europe in former times criminals were sometimes locked in a pillory as a form of punishment.
A pillory is a wooden frame with cutouts for someone's head and hands. Long ago, people found guilty of a crime could be sentenced to be locked in a pillory for a certain amount of time for punishment but also for public humiliation.
1. a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision. v.t. 2. to set in the pillory. 3. to expose to public derision or abuse.
Pillory definition: A wooden framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly locked to be exposed to public scorn as punishment.
pillory meaning, definition, what is pillory: if someone is pilloried, they are public...: Learn more.
n. a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision. v.t. to set in the pillory. to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse: The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent.
