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Categories: Modern instruments of torture, Articles with short description, Medieval instruments of torture, European instruments of torture, Physical restraint

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A wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn WordNet 3.0

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A wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. Wikipedia

Whipping-post Wikidata

A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. Wiktionary

Framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation. Wiktionary (translation)

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instrument of punishment

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list of methods of torture

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architectural structure

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Pillory of Bragança

Pranger of Poznań