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gallows
noun(gal-lows)
a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged —called also gallows tree
gallows
noun(gal-lows)
the punishment of hanging
gallows
noun(gal-lows)
a structure consisting of an upright frame with a crosspiece
gallows
adjective(gal-lows)
deserving the gallows
gallows
noun(gal-lows)
a person who deserves hanging
gallows
noun(gal-lows)
humor that makes fun of a life-threatening, disastrous, or terrifying situation
gallows
idiom(gal-lows)
to sentence (someone) to death

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