Gallows

(redirected from gallows tree)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Wikipedia.

GALLOWS. An erection on which to bang criminals condemned to death.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
There was drama in the open air from the High Gallows Tree and the slow creep of Continental Drift.
Folk songs in the garden; On the beat with Rob Nichols
It is part of Barry's new book on crime and punishment in 18th Century Northumberland, called The Gallows Tree, from Tyne Bridge Publishing at PS7.99.
Ex-detective examines how ancestors dealt with crime
He is the fourth generation of his family to run Gallantry Bank Farm - a name corrupted from the original, Gallows Tree, a 17th century execution site.
Doing man's work, treated like a boy; TOM TOOK ON FARM AT 12 BUT BANKS STILL SHUN HIM

Legal browser ?
Full browser ?