instrument of punishment

Noun
  1. An instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person (synset 103581127)
    is a type of: instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use
    subtypes:
    • cangue - an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms
    • cucking stool, ducking stool - an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
    • instrument of torture - an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person
    • paddle - an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
    • pillory - 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
    • stocks - a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked
    • switch - a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

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