Form of punishment crossword clue
5 answers. Most likely: HANGING (7 letters).
Answers by number of letters
6 letters
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8 letters
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What “Form of punishment” means
noun
“a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim”
Answers with this meaning: GAUNTLET, GANTLET
noun
“a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead”
Example: in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment
Answers with this meaning: HANGING
noun
“a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake”
Answers with this meaning: PICKET, PIQUET
Definition from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Clues with the same answer
- Form of capital punishment7 letters
Similar clues
- Receive punishment5, 7 letters
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- Inflict as a punishment4 letters
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- Inflicting punishment8 letters
Questions and answers
What is the answer to the “Form of punishment” crossword clue?
The most likely answer is HANGING (7 letters). Other answers: GAUNTLET (8), PICKET (6), PIQUET (6) or GANTLET (7).
How many letters are in the answer to “Form of punishment”?
Answers have 6, 7 or 8 letters. Count the squares in your grid to pick the right one.