Gallows Meaning in English

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التعريف

A gallows is a wooden structure built for hanging people as a form of execution. It was commonly used in the past for carrying out death sentences by hanging.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Gallows' is nearly always used in historical, legal, or literary contexts, as public hangings are no longer practiced. Usually appears as 'the gallows.' Do not confuse it with 'guillotine' (beheading) or 'scaffold' (the platform structure).

• Spanish: horca
• Portuguese (BR): forca
• Portuguese (PT): forca
• Chinese (Simplified): 绞刑架
• Chinese (Traditional): 絞刑架
• Hindi: फांसी का फंदा
• Arabic: المشنقة
• Bengali: ফাঁসি কাষ্ঠ - ফাঁসির মঞ্চ
• Russian: виселица
• Japanese: 絞首台
• Vietnamese: giá treo cổ
• Korean: 교수대
• Turkish: idam - darağacı
• Urdu: پھانسی کا تختہ
• Indonesian: tiang gantungan

جمل نموذجية

The criminal was sentenced to die on the gallows.

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They built the gallows in the town square.

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Many people watched the execution from around the gallows.

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He faced the gallows with surprising calm.

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Stories about the gallows still haunt this old town.

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The sight of the gallows made everyone in the crowd go silent.

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