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gibbet

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A quick definition of gibbet:

A gibbet is a tall post with a horizontal arm at the top. In the past, criminals were hanged from the arm as a punishment for their crimes. Sometimes, after the criminal was executed, their body was left hanging from the gibbet as a warning to others. A double gibbet has two arms extending from the top, making it look like a capital "T."

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A gibbet is a post with one arm extending from the top, used historically for executing criminals by hanging or suspending their bodies after death as a warning to others. It is a type of gallows. A double gibbet has two arms extending from the top, resembling a capital "T."

  • In medieval times, a gibbet was often used to publicly execute criminals.
  • The infamous pirate Blackbeard was beheaded and his head was hung from a gibbet in Virginia as a warning to other pirates.
  • A double gibbet was erected in the town square to display the bodies of two convicted murderers.

The examples illustrate how a gibbet was used historically as a form of punishment and as a warning to others. The use of a gibbet was meant to deter others from committing crimes by displaying the consequences of their actions in a public and gruesome manner.

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If it doesn't come January I am going to just say fuck it and toss everything on the right handed upper and just eat gas.
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You should have said to refund you or give 300 off
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wasp is wasp
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same thing tho ya? - catholic
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:23
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what other guns ya got
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it is like 630 on a friday there bud
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think it is safe to say it aint happenin today\
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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:26
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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
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ruin my thanksgiving law schools uwu
PerpetualCheerfulBeaver
18:53
I really thought a texas schools wave was going to hit today...guess it will be December 1
7Rings
19:00
No news is good news 😜
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19:10
the mentality im embracing
ClassyPleasantHeron
19:23
You will see some A waves next week, just before Thanksgiving. Schools like to give people things to talk about over the holidays.
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snow
19:33
Oregon decision rendered…
snow
19:33
Bro why don’t they just tell me lol
damn ive been under review for a month and no movement, when did u apply snow?
snow
19:39
The day apps opened. I still don’t know what the decision is tho lol
Dang. Crossing my fingers for you!!
snow
19:41
Thank you!!
shaquilleoatmeal
19:44
Snow dude wtf you been
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Working! I was prepping for a trial but it got reset!
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Have you don your gulc interview?
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