gibbet vs lynch

gibbet

verb
  • To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn. 

  • To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet. 

noun
  • An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display. 

  • The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib. 

  • A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal. 

lynch

verb
  • To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob. 

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