Definition of Gallows

a construction frame on which people are hanged for their crimes

Examples of Gallows in a sentence

The gallows is a structure that was once used to put people to death by hanging.  🔊

Unfortunately many innocent people have been hung on the gallows.  🔊

The defendant began to cry when he was sentenced to hang on the gallows.  🔊

Because the king was selfish and uncaring, many people came to see him hang on the gallows.  🔊

The brutal dictator eyed the gallows from which he would soon be hanging.  🔊

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