pillory in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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pillory in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pillory in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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pillory Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pillory sb/sth
poner en ridículo a alguien/algo
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The album was pilloried for its broad use of plagiarism.
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At the end of the trading day, he was released from the pillory by having his ears cut off.
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Stocks or pillories were similarly used for punishment of men or women by humiliation.
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Another entrance with a vestibule and the pillory was located on the northern side of the building.
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Like other permanent apparatus for physical punishment, the pillory was often placed prominently and constructed more elaborately than necessary.
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For this, she was sentenced to pay a fine of 1,000 and to stand three times in the pillory.
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A vine growns around the pillory and around the ring where the chain was secured.
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These were iron collars for chaining up offenders in public view, like a pillory.
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However, the terms can be confused, and many people refer to the pillory as the stocks.
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He was offered the choice of seven years' penal transportation or one hour in the pillory, and chose the latter.
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