Synonyms for gallows
ˈgæl oʊz, -əzgal·lows

Princeton's WordNet

1. gallowsnoun

   an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

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1. • Instrument Of Execution

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1. Proverb:

   All criminals turn preachers under the gallows.

2. Bennie Thompson:

   Team Pence life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot. He was sequestered in an area in the Capitol. So his life was in danger.

3. The Mississippi Democrat:

   His life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot.

4. Matt Damon:

   (Weir) really got this guy with this great sense of humor, really smart and really capable guy, but somebody who has that great kind of gallows humor that people who do this kind of work tend to have.

5. Bennie Thompson:

   Mike Pence life was at risk, there were people who had gallows erected on the lawn of the Capitol ostensibly to hang the vice president. There were people on them threatening the life of the vice president. The vice president could not leave the Capitol of the United States because of the riot. He was sequestered in an area in the Capitol. So his life was in danger.