1. past tense of gibbet; to execute by hanging on a gibbet, or to hang (a body) on a gibbet as a public display
Usage: historical; often used in reference to capital punishment practices
2. to expose to public scorn or ridicule; to shame or humiliate publicly
Usage: figurative

1. subjected to execution by gibbet; displayed on a gibbet
Usage: historical

Examples

• The pirate was gibbeted as a warning to others who might consider a life of crime.
• His reputation was gibbeted in the press after the scandal broke.
• The gibbeted remains served as a grim reminder of the king's justice.
• They gibbeted the criminal's body at the crossroads for all to see.
• The politician's failed policies were gibbeted by his opponents during the debate.