gibbet

(jĭbˈĭt)

1. A device used for hanging a person until dead; a gallows.
2. An upright post with a crosspiece, forming a T-shaped structure from which executed criminals were formerly hung for public viewing.

1. To execute by hanging on a gibbet.
2. a. To hang on a gibbet for public viewing.
   b. To expose to infamy or public ridicule.