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Gallows Item Crossword Clue

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noun

• a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

• a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

verb

• make a noose in or of

• secure with a noose

26%9Gallows
noun

• putting a condemned person to death

• the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it

• (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

• (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable

• a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out

• the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order

• unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

26%11Gallows worker
noun

• an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant

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New York Times13 Nov 2016 Across 51
New York Times14 Aug 1982 Across 68
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