tar-and-feather

Verb
  1. Smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers;
    Done in some societies as punishment (synset 201275146)
    "The thief was tarred and feathered"
    entail: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
    is a type of: penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

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