Pillory in spanish
Picota
pronunciation: pikoʊtɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: pikoʊtɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
pillory1 = cepo. [Artilujio de madera parecido a un yugo pero cerrado donde se encadenaba a aquellas personas que habían cometido un delito para su exhibición pública]
Example: On top of this, he was sentenced to stand in five different pillories scattered about London -- annually, for the rest of his life.pillory2 = censurar, censurar públicamente, ridiculizar, ridiculizar públicamente, criticar, criticar públicamente, poner en ridículo.
Example: Democratic leaders are pillorying Republicans as negotiations are deadlocked over raising money for infrastructure spending.pillory3 = sentenciar al cepo, exponer a la vergüenza pública en un cepo.
Example: The last person to be pilloried in England was Peter James Bossy, who was convicted of 'wilful and corrupt perjury' in 1830.