eng: pillory

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Meaning
means	(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 pillory
means	(verb) expose to ridicule or public scorn pillory, gibbet
means	(verb) punish by putting in a pillory pillory
means	(verb) criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" blast, crucify, savage, pillory