In days of yore, thieves were placed in a pillory as part of their punishment.
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Daniel began to serve a three day sentence in the pillory at
charing cross.
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A pillory: A wooden board with holes for hands and the head.
Usually used for punishment.
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The pillory was a device used in punishment by public
humiliation and often additional, sometimes lethal, physical abuse.
The pillory was a device used in punishment by public humiliation
and often additional, sometimes lethal, physical abuse.