Pillory - Definition

n 1: a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for
the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so
exposed to public scorn
v 1: expose to ridicule or public scorn [syn: pillory,
gibbet]
2: punish by putting in a pillory
3: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new
President"; "The critics crucified the author for
plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: savage, blast,
pillory, crucify]