What does gallows mean?

n. A platform with a post and beam from which people were hanged, especially as a form of capital punishment.

gallows

🇺🇸 /ˈɡæləʊz/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡæləʊz/

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noun

A platform with a post and beam from which people were hanged, especially as a form of capital punishment.

The criminal was sentenced to death by hanging on the gallows.

A platform with a post and beam from which people were hanged, especially as a form of capital punishment.

Plural gallowses