gibbeted
Hung for show
Gibbeted is the past tense of gibbet, meaning to hang a body on a gibbet—a wooden frame used for public display of executed criminals as a warning to others.
The practice was common in Europe through the 18th century.
Figuratively, to gibbet someone is to expose them to public scorn or ridicule: The newspapers gibbeted him for his hypocrisy.
Execution hanging apparatus
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- nooseLoop that constricts
- hangmanOne who kills condemned
- executionerOne who kills condemned
condemned · trapdoor · drop · rope · strangulation · asphyxiation · capital punishment · death sentence
Attention-drawing display in view
- deterrentThing that discourages action
- warningAlert about danger
- exposureState of being unprotected
- shamePainful awareness of failure
humiliation · disgrace · dishonor · ignominy · infamy · notoriety · scorn · condemnation
Punishment for wrongdoing
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- justiceFair treatment under law
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
deterrence · chastisement · sanction · judgment · example · harsh · brutal · posthumous
gallows
Execution hanging apparatus
executioner · condemned · trapdoor · drop · rope · strangulation · asphyxiation · capital punishment · death sentence · public execution
public spectacle
Attention-drawing display in view
shame · humiliation · disgrace · dishonor · ignominy · infamy · notoriety · scorn · condemnation · degradation
retribution
Punishment for wrongdoing
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- justiceFair treatment under law
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
condemnation · deterrence · chastisement · sanction · judgment · example · harsh · brutal · posthumous · desecration
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
shackles · manacles · iron cage · torture · oubliette · rack · public square · town gate · harbor entrance · highwayman
gibbetedburied
Placed beneath earth
interred · entombed · laid to rest · hidden · concealed
gibbetedhonored
Given recognition or respect
venerated · enshrined · commemorated · memorialized · canonized