gibbet

A historical noun referring to a gallows or a structure from which the bodies of executed criminals were hung for public display.

ruИсторическое существительное, обозначающее виселицу или сооружение, на котором вывешивали тела казнённых преступников для публичного обозрения.esSustantivo histórico que designa la horca o el cadalso donde se exponían los cuerpos de los ajusticiados para escarmiento público. También puede referirse a la estructura para colgar a los condenados.frNom historique désignant une potence ou une structure sur laquelle on exposait les corps des prisonniers exécutés pour l'exemple public.deHistorisches Substantiv für einen Galgen oder ein Gerüst, an dem die Leichen hingerichteter Verbrecher zur öffentlichen Schau aufgehängt wurden.ptSubstantivo histórico que designa a forca ou uma estrutura de madeira na qual se penduravam corpos de criminosos executados para exposição pública.zh历史名词，指绞刑架或绞台，也指用来悬挂被处决罪犯尸体以供公众示众的装置。arاسم تاريخي يدل على المشنقة أو منصة خشبية تُنصب لإعدام المحكوم عليهم شنقًا، كما يدل على أي بناء يُعلَّق عليه جسد المحكوم عليه بعد الإعدام لعرضه على العامة.

1. Execution device C2 formal british

   A device used for public execution by hanging, often consisting of a wooden frame with a projecting arm from which the condemned person is suspended.

   • The criminal was sentenced to die on the gibbet.
   • The gibbet stood in the town square as a grim warning.
   • Historical records describe the gibbet used for executions in the 18th century.

   ruВиселицаeshorcafrGibet (instrument d'exécution)deGalgenptForcazh绞刑架arالمشنقة

   Synonyms: gallowsscaffold

2. Display of corpse C2 formal british

   A structure used to display the body of an executed person after death, often as a deterrent.

   • The gibbet held the remains of the executed pirate for weeks.
   • Travelers would see the gibbet on the hill as they approached the town.
   • The practice of using a gibbet for display was common in medieval times.

   ruВиселица для демонстрацииesHorca para exponer cadáveresfrGibet d'expositiondeGalgen zur ZurschaustellungptForca de exibiçãozh示众架arمشنقة عرض الجثة

• gibbets plural form
• gibbets' possessive plural form
• gibbet's possessive singular form

An archaic verb meaning to hang someone on a gibbet (a gallows) or to expose a body on a gibbet as a form of punishment or public display.

ruУстаревший глагол, означающий повесить кого-либо на виселице или выставить тело на виселице в качестве наказания или публичной демонстрации.esVerbo anticuado que significa colgar a alguien en una horca o exhibir el cuerpo en una horca como castigo o demostración pública.frVerbe vieilli signifiant pendre quelqu'un à un gibet ou exposer le corps sur un gibet comme châtiment ou démonstration publique.deVeralteter Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden an einem Galgen zu hängen oder einen Körper am Galgen zur Schau zu stellen, als Strafe oder öffentliche Zurschaustellung.ptVerbo arcaico que significa enforcar alguém em uma forca ou expor o corpo em uma forca como punição ou exibição pública.zh古语动词，指将人处以绞刑（吊死），或将其尸体悬挂于绞刑架上示众，以示惩罚或公开羞辱。arفعل قديم يعني إعدام شخص شنقاً على مشنقة، أو تعليق جثته على المشنقة عقوبة له أو لعرضه على الملأ.

1. Execute by hanging C2 formal british

   To hang a person on a gibbet (a gallows) as a form of execution or public display.

   • The traitor was gibbeted in the town square as a warning to others.
   • In medieval times, criminals were often gibbeted after execution.
   • The authorities ordered the pirate to be gibbeted on the coast.

   ruКазнить через повешениеesAhorcar en la horcafrPendre sur un gibetdeDurch Hängen hinrichtenptExecutar por enforcamentozh绞刑处决arالإعدام شنقًا

   Synonyms: executehangstring up

• gibbeted past participle
• gibbeted past simple
• gibbeting present participle
• gibbets third person singular