send to the scaffold
The phrase "send to the scaffold" historically referred to the act of condemning someone to be executed, often by hanging or beheading, on a raised platform known as a scaffold.
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Definition
C2Historical
(formal, obsolete)To execute someone by hanging or beheading on a raised platform.
Example
- During the French Revolution, many were sent to the scaffold for perceived crimes against the state.
C2Judicial
(formal)To condemn someone to death or severe punishment in a court of law.
Example
- The traitor was sent to the scaffold after a swift and decisive trial.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "send to the scaffold":
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