a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging.

a similar structure from which something is suspended.

execution by hanging

a crime deserving of the gallows.

Also called gallows bitts. Nautical . a support on the deck of a vessel, generally one of two or more, consisting of a crosspiece on two uprights, for spars, boats, etc.

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gibbet , hanging , noose , potence , rope , scaffold