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stocks

stocks, n. A punishment device consisting of two boards that together form holes for trapping an offender’s feet and hands. — Formerly also termed cippi. Cf. BILBOES(1); PILLORY.

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stocks

stocks n. 械具 分足械和臂械,由两个木板组成,每个木板的一端都有一半圆的孔,当两个木板紧紧固定在一起时,两个圆孔正好锁住坐在木板后的犯人的脚踝和手臂。这种械具曾被作为刑罚工具而使用,现已被废除。

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floor. 1. Parliamentary law. The part of the hall where members of a deliberative body meet to debate issues and conduct business; esp., a legislature’s central meeting area, as distinguished from the galleries, corridors, or lobbies (the Senate floor) (nominations from the floor). See assignment of the floor under ASSIGNMENT(6); CLAIM THE FLOOR; HAVE THE

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