Gallows and Sentence

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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Sentence and gallows are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sentence" instead a noun "Gallows".

Sentence noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.

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Gallows and sentence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gallows" instead a noun "Sentence".

Nearby Words: sentenced, sentencing, sentential

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Jamie is under sentence of death, but Black Jack makes the offer: Have sex with me, and I'll kill you however you like, instead of the gallows.

Source: Nice Job Breaking It Hero / Live-Action TV
Killed Mid-Sentence: Subverted with the end of the trial; Baj okays some Last Words, but activates the gallows before anything can be said.

Source: Lets Play / Mindcrack Server
Believing she deserves to die for this, she accepts her execution sentence over Ichigo without a fight, until Gin offers to save her life just as she's walking to the gallows.

Source: Break The Cutie / Anime

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