Gallows
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
An erection on which to hang criminals condemned to death. GAM ACTA (Law Lat.) In old European law. A stroke or blow. L. Boior, tit.
2, c. 4; Spelman.
GAMALIS (Law Lat.) In old European law. A child born in lawful wedlock; also one born to betrothed, but unmarried, parents.
Spelman.