Complete Definition of "pillory"

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Image:Pillory 9105377.jpg|thumb|right|A pillory.

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Noun
en-noun|pillories

  1. A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

Translations
trans-top|a framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation
Dutch: t|nl|schandpaal|m
German: t-|de|Pranger|m, t-|de|Schandpfahl|m
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Verb
en-verb|pillor|i|ed

  1. transitive To put someone in a pillory.
  2. transitive To subject someone to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.
  3. transitive To criticize harshly.

Translations
trans-top|put someone in a pillory
Dutch: t+|nl|aan t+|nl|de t|nl|schandpaal t+|nl|zetten/t+|nl|hangen
German: an den Pranger stellen
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trans-top|subject someone to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse
Dutch: t|nl|beschamen, t|nl|vernederen, t|nl|bespotten
German: an den Pranger stellen
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trans-top|criticize harshly
Dutch: t|nl|kritiseren, t+|nl|afbreken
German: an den Pranger stellen
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