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gibbet, a primitive form of gallows. It was a custom at one time—though not part of the legal sentence—to hang the body of an executed criminal in chains.

This .... meaning of the word gibbet in English dictionary ... gibbet ( Noun ):.

- instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are .... The meaning of GIBBET is gallows..

gibbet, a primitive form of gallows. It was a custom at one time—though not part of the legal sentence—to hang the body of an executed criminal in chains.. a wooden structure from which criminals were hanged, in the past, as a form of execution (= killing as a punishment).

（舊時的）絞刑架. Compare..