Pillory
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PILLORY, punishment. wooden machine in which the neck of the culprit is
inserted.
2. This punishment has been superseded by the adoption of the
penitentiary system in most of the states. Vide 1 Chit. Cr. Law, 797. The
punishment of standing in the pillory, so far as the same was provided by
the laws of the United States, was abolished by the act of congress of
February 27, 1839, s. 5. See Baxr. on the Stat. 48, note.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.