Hanging

Definitions

1. The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
   countable, uncountable
2. Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
   countable
3. The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
   uncountable

Equivalents

28 more languages

العربيةالشنقتعليقشنق

Българскибесенеобесване

Bosanskiforca

Češtinaoběšení

ΕλληνικάαναρτημένοςανάρτησηαπαγχόνισηαπαγχονισμόςκρεμάμενοςΚρεμαστάΚρεμαστός+ 4 more

Esperantopendaĵopendumo

فارسیاعدام کردن

Suomihirttäjäisethirttäminenhirttokilluminenraakakypsytysriippuminenriippuvariipuksissariipuntariiputtaminenriiputusripustaminenripustusroikkuminenroikkuvaroikuksissaseinäkoriste+ 14 more

ગુજરાતીફાંસી

עבריתתלייה

हिन्दीफाँसी

Hrvatskiforca

Magyarakasztás

Bahasa Indonesiagantunganpenggantungan

Íslenskahenging

Italianoimpiccagionesospesasospeso

日本語帷懸垂掛物絞殺刑絞首刑+ 2 more

한국어현수

Latinapenduluspensilissuspendiumtapes+ 1 more

Македонскибесење

Nederlandsbehangdrapperiehangendhangendeverhangenverhangingwandtapijt+ 4 more

Polskipohybelpostronekpowieszeniestryczekszubienica+ 2 more

Portuguêsenforcamentoforçasuspenso

Românăatârnat

Русскийвисячийвисящийгобелендрапиро́вкаповешениесвиток+ 3 more

Српскиforca

Svenskagalgenhängandehängehängningupphängning+ 2 more

اردوپھانسی

Examples

“Hanging is the punishment for one convicted of war crimes, there.”

“The hanging of the bandits was attended by the whole village.”

“No, Sir, 'tis fear of Hanging. Who would not ſteal, or do Murder⟳, every time his Fingers itch'd at it, were it not for fear of the Gallows?”

“Public hangings were abolished in 1868 by Act of Parliament.”

“It was just too bad that Milosevic died of "natural" causes in his cell in 2006 before he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, although a hanging would have⟳ been preferable.”

“The various hangings on that Christmas tree look⟳ nice.”

“I dislike the cramped hanging in the gallery of 18th century painters.”

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