What is CASTIGATORY? Definition of CASTIGATORY in Black's Law Dictionary – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
An engine used to punish women who have been convicted of being common scolds. It is sometimes called the trebuchet, tumbrel, ducking-stool, or cucking-stool. U. S. v. Royall, 27 Fed.Cas. 907.
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