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Pillory

The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, used during the medieval and renaissance periods for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. The pillory is related to the stocks.

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Pillory

Nodes61
Edges60
Triples59
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032787
Components1

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related to Uses · 21
Pillory → Bill, England, Geo, He, However, In France, It, Lord John Russell, Newgate, Old Bailey, Old Bailey Oyer, Peter James Bossy, Pillory Abolition Act, Terminer, The, Two, Use, Van Diemen's Land, Vict, Wales
related to External links · 11
Pillory → April, Commons, Examples, February, House, Ireland, July, Lords, Pillories, Pillory Abolition Bill, UK
related to Similar humiliation devices · 10
Pillory → Although, England, German, It, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Puritans, Sometimes, Spanish, The, There
related to Legacy · 8
Pillory → Corresponding, Dutch, English, French, In Dutch, Italian, Spanish, While
related to Description · 6
Pillory → However, In, On, Pillories, Rather, They
is a · 2
Pillory → device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, sentence to public humiliation

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punishment used head public whipping post also humiliation delaware stocks criminal use two often old would one holes people however

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Pilloryis adevice made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post0.90text
Pilloryis asentence to public humiliation0.90text
branding or having an ear cut offinstance ofnotably flagellation or even permanent mutilation0.80text
Pilloryrelated to DescriptionRather0.60section
Pilloryrelated to DescriptionPillories0.60section
Pilloryrelated to DescriptionThey0.60section
Pilloryrelated to DescriptionIn0.60section
Pilloryrelated to DescriptionHowever0.60section
Pilloryrelated to DescriptionOn0.60section
Pilloryrelated to External linksExamples0.60section
Pilloryrelated to External linksPillories0.60section
Pilloryrelated to External linksUK0.60section

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