Pillory (noun)

A wooden frame with holes for the head and hands, used for punishment by public humiliation and often physical abuse.

Origin:

The word pillory comes from the old english word "piloor" meaning a wooden frame with holes for the head and hands, used for punishment.

Examples:

1. In the past, criminals were put in the pillory for public shaming.
2. He was put in the pillory for stealing from the merchants.
3. The pillory was used as a means of punishment in medieval Europe.
4. The pillory was also known as the stocks or the trebuchet.
5. Being put in the pillory was a humiliating punishment which was meant to deter others from committing similar crimes.