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Meaning of illaqueation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Trapping or entangling someone or something in a noose, snaring; hanging.
    obsolete
  2. A snare; a trap.
  3. The process of pulling away an inverted eyelash by passing a loop of thread behind it.

Examples

“And even that the Hebrews used this present way of hanging, by illaqueation or pendulous suffocation, in public justice and executions, the expressions and examples in Scripture conclude not, beyond good doubt.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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