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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Synonyms for Gallows
Retribution and gallows are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retribution" instead a noun "Gallows".
Retribution
Retribution noun - The act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury.
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Synonyms for Retribution
Gallows and retribution are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gallows" instead a noun "Retribution".
Nearby Word: retributive
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Related pairs
- sanction and gallows
- sanction and retribution
- hard work and gallows
- hard work and retribution
- trial and gallows
- trial and retribution
- forfeit and gallows
- forfeit and retribution
- forfeiture and gallows
- forfeiture and retribution
- pain and gallows
- pain and retribution
- discipline and gallows
- discipline and retribution
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The very trees from which he hoped to build his gallows recoiled from his unclean presence, and unlike some Biblical antagonists, he's not an agent of divine retribution, just a self-important bastard who can't accept being disrespected.
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