pillories
Medieval punishment devices
Pillories is the plural of pillory, a wooden frame with holes for the head and hands used historically to restrain and publicly humiliate offenders.
Crowds could mock or throw things at the person locked in it.
The verb pillory means to subject someone to public ridicule or criticism: The media pilloried the senator for his remarks.
Ownership stakes or inventory
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- publicAvailable to all
- spectacleVisually striking event
shaming · scorn · infamy · condemnation · disgrace · ridicule · mockery · deterrence
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- publicAvailable to all
spectacle · shaming · scorn · infamy · condemnation · disgrace · ridicule · mockery · deterrence · justice
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
immobilization · wrists · neck · head · locked · square · platform · hinged · planks · fastened
attack
Aggressive act against another
- lambasteScold with ferocity
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
vilify · condemn · castigate · excoriate · berate · assail · savage · blast · slam · skewer
- ancient lawsCode of Hammurabi, Hammurabi, Roman law, Twelve Tables, Ten Commandments
pilloriesdefends
Acts to protect
champions · vindicates · exonerates · absolves · supports
pilloriesimprisons
Confines as punishment
incarcerates · shelters · hides · conceals