English to afrikaans meaning of

pillory

Die woordeboekdefinisie van "sandsteen" is 'n houtraamwerk met gate vir die kop en hande, wat gebruik word vir openbare straf deur 'n oortreder te vertoon en aan bespotting en mishandeling te onderwerp. In 'n breër sin kan dit ook verwys na enige situasie of optrede wat iemand aan openbare kritiek of vernedering blootstel.

Sentence Examples

  1. There, surrounding the towering wooden pillory, the entire population of the city stood underneath blazing torches to hear the words of the preaching Schism Inquisitor.
  2. Each day, when one of them ignores my commands and does not show for work as required, he will stand in the pillory the next day.
  3. The rack and the pillory that Daisy had described the manacles hanging from the walls.
  4. Each day the required number of villagers showed to fulfill their duties, rather than spend the day in the pillory.
  5. From the pillory Cedric plucked Alvus Fairhands from the crowd.
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