noun
a structure typically used for executions by hanging, consisting of a wooden frame with a crossbeam at the top
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The criminal was sentenced to hang on the gallows for his heinous crimes.
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They say the old gallows in town is haunted by the ghost of a condemned prisoner.
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I heard they used to hang out at the gallows back in the day.
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Facing the gallows of public opinion, the politician knew his career was over.