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   gal·lows

   /ˈɡalōz/

   plural

   • 1. a structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals. Similar gibbetscaffoldarchaic:gallow-treeGregorian treederrickthree-legged marenubbing cheatnubarchaic, informal:leafless treetriple treeTyburn tree
   • ▪ execution by hanging: "saved from the gallows by a last-minute reprieve" Similar hangingbeing hangedthe noosethe ropethe gibbetthe scaffoldthe death penaltyexecutionbeing executedinformal:the dropbeing strung up

   Word Origin Old Englishgalga, gealga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch galg and German Galgen; reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse gálgi.

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