The wooden frame upon which condemned persons are executed by hanging
[DOC] [TLE] EUdict | execution by hanging, frame for hanging criminals, gallows ... [PAR] ... wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging; 
execution by ... (1650-1702) British doctor who was famous for his research on 
bone... [DOC] [TLE] Gallows | Define Gallows at Dictionary.com [PAR] Gallows definition, a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, 
on which condemned persons are executed by hanging.