- public scorn
- Юридический термин: публичная насмешка, публичное унижение
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
scorn — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ withering ▪ She reserved her most withering scorn for journalists. ▪ public ▪ He has suffered public scorn and humiliation. VERB + SCORN ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Public information film — Public Information Films (known as PIFs) are a series of government commissioned short films, shown during television advertising breaks in the UK. The US equivalent is the Public Service Announcement (PSAs). ubjectsThe films advised the public… … Wikipedia
scorn — [[t]skɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] scorns, scorning, scorned 1) N UNCOUNT: oft with N, N for n If you treat someone or something with scorn, you show contempt for them. Researchers greeted the proposal with scorn... Franklin shared the family s scorn for his… … English dictionary
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scorn — 01. She [scorned] my offer to help her, saying she could do better job without me. 02. He is very [scornful] of any suggestion that someone else in the firm might be a better salesman. 03. Management s claim that they needed to cut workers… … Grammatical examples in English
public — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 the public people in general ADJECTIVE ▪ general VERB + THE PUBLIC ▪ educate, inform ▪ The government was slow to inform the public about the health hazards of asbestos … Collocations dictionary
pillory — [pil′ə rē] n. pl. pillories [ME pilory < OFr pilori < ML pilorium < L pila, column + orium, ORY] 1. a device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and hands, in which petty offenders were formerly locked and exposed to… … English World dictionary
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pillory — I. noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pilori Date: 13th century 1. a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked 2. a means… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gibbet — [jib′it] n. [ME gibet, gallows, forked stick < OFr, dim. < Frank * gibb, forked stick] 1. a gallows 2. a structure like a gallows, from which bodies of criminals already executed were hung and exposed to public scorn vt. 1. to execute by… … English World dictionary
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