Definition of Pillory
Pillory
pil·lo·ry
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(noun)
a historic Middle Ages wooden device used for public punishment, consisting of frames with holes for the head and hands of the accused;
e.g. Then the pillory is closed, and the victim can't possibly escape.
(verb)
to ridicule publicly;
e.g. The members of his own team pillory him over the mistake he made.
(verb)
to set or put someone in a pillory;
e.g. The criminal was pilloried at the center of the village and everyone crowded around him and ridiculed him.
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