The criminal was sent to the gallows.
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Gallows
/ˈɡæloʊz/
Synonyms for "gallows" (65 found)
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axbeheadingblockbraceburningcapital punishmentchaircrosscrucifixiondeath chairdeath chamberdecapitation
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (32)
hemlockhemphempen collarhookhot seatjudicial murderlapidationlethal chambermaidennecktie partynoosepoisoningropescaffoldshootingstakestoningstranglingstrangulationsuspender
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Noun(3 words)
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3 entriesexecution deviceinstrument of executionpunishment instrument
More specific
3 entrieshanging scaffoldiron gallowswooden gallows
Collocations
6 entriesexecution scaffoldgallows humorhanging scaffoldiron gallowsthe gallowswooden gallows
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
In truth, a man who renders everyone their due because he fears the gallows, acts under the sway and compulsion of others, and cannot be called just. But a man who does the same from a knowledge of the true reason for laws and their necessity, acts from a firm purpose and of his own accord, and is therefore properly called just.
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The gallows were already standing on the square.
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You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.
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