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Translate pillory from English to Spanish

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pillory:
- picota
Wiktionary:
- pillory → picota
- pillory → picota

English

Detailed Translations for pillory from English to Spanish

pillory:

pillory [the ~] nom

the pillory (cucking-stool)
la picota
- picota [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for pillory:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
picota	cucking-stool; pillory
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	blast; crucify; gibbet; savage

Related Words for "pillory":

pillories

Synonyms for "pillory":

instrument of punishment
gibbet; expose; exhibit; display
punish; penalize; penalise
savage; crucify; knock; criticize; criticise; pick apart

Related Definitions for "pillory":

a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn¹
criticize harshly or violently¹
punish by putting in a pillory¹
expose to ridicule or public scorn¹

Wiktionary Translations for pillory:

pillory

noun

a framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation
- pillory → picota

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• pillory	→ picota	↔ Pranger — mittelalterliches Recht: eine Holzwand mit Aussparungen für Kopf und Hände oder eine ähnlich geartete, oft nur pfahlartig als Schandsäule mit Halseisen ausgeführte Bestrafungsvorrichtung, an die eine wegen kleinerer Vergehen bestrafte Person gebunden und damit öffentlich zur Schau gestellt wurde

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