A malefactor in a pillory is exposed to public ridicule and people throwing stones at him. Etching.

The pillory is a contrivance for the punishment of offenders, consisting usually of a wooden framework erected on a post or pillar, and formed, like the stocks, of two moveable boards which, when brought together at their edges, leave holes through which the head and hands of the offender were thrust, in which state he was exposed to public ridicule, insult, and molestation. In this case, the culprit is fastened to a stake by a ring round his neck