gibbet

An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.

Near-synonym: gallows

Thy Friends without the help of Prophecie, / Read Goals^([sic – meaning Gaols]) and Gibbets in thy Deſtiny; […]

The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.

A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.

To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.

To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.