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[hang in
effigy] or [burn in effigy] {v. phr.} To hang or burn afigure, usually a stuffed
dummy, representing a person who is dislikedor scorned.
When the high school
team lost the championship game,the coach was hung in effigy by the
townspeople.
During World WarII, Hitler was sometimes burned in effigy in
the United States.
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