Pillory

Pillory definition:
A medieval punishment and restraining device made of moveable and adjustable boards through which a prisoner's head or limbs were pinned.

PILLORY, punishment. wooden machine in which the neck of the culprit is inserted.

He was sentenced to imprisonment which included an annual ordeal of being taken out for two days pillory plus one day of whipping while tied to a moving cart. The Oates case eventually became a topic of the U.S.

See also: Prisoner, Challenge, Court, Civil, Crime