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Pillory (noun)

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To expose to (often public) ridicule, abuse, and scorn; to criticize harshly.

From the Middle Ages up until the early 1800s in some places, pillory referred to a device used for public punishment: a wooden or metal frame with holes into which the head and hands of a person accused of a crime would be locked.

Front	Pillory (noun)
Back	To expose to (often public) ridicule, abuse, and scorn; to criticize harshly. From the Middle Ages up until the early 1800s in some places, pillory referred to a device used for public punishment: a wooden or metal frame with holes into which the head and hands of a person accused of a crime would be locked.

Pillory Noun Expose Public Ridicule Abuse Scorn Criticize