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Gallows

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Meaning of Gallows

A scaffold; a beam laid over either one or two posts from which condemned persons are hanged. See Wachter v Quenzer, 29 N. Y. 547.

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An erection on which to hang criminals condemned to death.

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What is Gallows?

A definition of gallows is: A scaffold; a beam laid over either one or two posts, from which persons sentenced to capital punishment are hanged.[1]

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  1. “Gallows” in the White America Dictionary (New York, Los Angeles, London, New Delhy, Hong Kong, 1989)

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