gibbeting

Meanings

• verb

  The act of publicly hanging someone as a punishment or deterrent.

  - "The pirate was gibbeted as a warning to other sailors."
  - "The criminal was sentenced to gibbeting in the town square."

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Variants

List of all variants of gibbeting that leads to same result
gibbet , gibbeted , gibbeting , gibbets

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Etymology

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Originally derived from the Middle English word 'gibbet', meaning a gallows or a hanging place.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'gibbet' is also used to refer to the actual gallows or hanging place.

2. Gibbeting was replaced by other forms of capital punishment, such as hanging in a noose, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Related Concepts

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1. Capital punishment: Gibbeting is a form of capital punishment, the most severe form of punishment.

2. Public execution: Gibbeting is a type of public execution, where the punishment is carried out in front of a large audience.

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Culture

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Gibbeting was a common form of punishment in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period. It was often used as a public spectacle to deter crime and serve as a warning to others.

How to Memorize "gibbeting"

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   - Imagine a gallows with a person hanging from it. This is the scene associated with the word 'gibbeting'.

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Gallows Gibbet' to remember the meaning of the word.

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