Gallows
Gallows noun - An instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging.
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Gibbets
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Gibbets and Gallows. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gallows/gibbets
Gallows & Gibbets. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gallows/gibbets>.
Gibbets or Gallows. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gallows/gibbets.
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