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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

Samheiti:

• pillory

Verb

expose to ridicule or public scorn

Samheiti:

• pillory
• gibbet

Verb

punish by putting in a pillory

Samheiti:

• pillory

Verb

criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

Samheiti:

• savage
• blast
• pillory
• crucify