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Vocabulary Entry
gibbet
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A structure from which a body is hanged as a form of punishment or public display.
Example Sentences
"The old gibbet stood on the hill, a grim reminder of the past."
"After the trial, the criminal was sentenced to display on the gibbet."
"The village erected a gibbet to deter future crimes."
V
verb
To expose to public ridicule or punishment; to hang on a gibbet.
Example Sentences
"They decided to gibbet the traitor as a warning to others."
"In ancient times, some criminals were gibbeted for their crimes."
"The artist gibbeted his controversial work in a public space."