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View definitions for the gallows

the gallows

noun as in lynching

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Ye cheat-the-gallows, ye reiving villain—what think you is the value of your head now!

He reached out as he passed me, gripping my shoulder, giving me a foot-of-the-gallows kind of smile.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to the gallows, such as: execution, capital punishment, mob justice, stringing up, and vigilante justice.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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