gallows [gallows](wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) noun [UK: ˈɡæ.ləʊz] [US: ˈɡæloʊz]The criminal was sent to the gallows. = Il criminale venne mandato al patibolo.
scaffold [scaffolds](platform for executions) noun [UK: ˈskæ.fəʊld] [US: ˈskæfoʊld]