Pillorying

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pillory \Pil"lo*ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pilloried}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Pillorying}.] [Cf. F. pilorier.]
     1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory. "Hungering for
        Puritans to pillory." --Macaulay.
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     2. Figuratively, to expose to public scorn. --Gladstone.
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