Definition of instrument of punishment Instrument of punishment
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| instrument of punishment - an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person | ||
| instrument the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" | ||
| cangue an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms | ||
| cucking stool, ducking stool an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water | ||
| instrument of torture an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person | ||
| paddle a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat | ||
| pillory a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn | ||
| stocks a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked | ||
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