What is the Spanish word for "pillory"?

Learn how to say "pillory" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

pillory

Spanish

picota

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Examples of how to use "pillory" in Spanish

English
A criminal was once punished in a pillory.
Spanish
Una vez, un criminal fue castigado en un cepo.
English
The criminal stood in the pillory.
Spanish
El criminal se paró en el cepo.
English
A wooden pillory stood in the town square.
Spanish
Un cepo de madera estaba en la plaza del pueblo.
English
Is the old pillory in the museum?
Spanish
¿Está el viejo cepo en el museo?
English
People whispered near the pillory at dusk.
Spanish
La gente susurraba cerca del cepo al atardecer.

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