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execution by hanging

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  • Hanging tree (disambiguation) — Hanging tree may refer to: *Hanging tree, another name for the gallows, a frame, typically wooden, used for execution by hanging * The Hanging Tree , a 1959 movie directed by Delmer Daves and finished by actor Karl Malden *The Hanging Tree (band) …   Wikipedia

  • execution — noun 1 killing sb as an official punishment ADJECTIVE ▪ public ▪ mass ▪ judicial ▪ extrajudicial ▪ federal, state …   Collocations dictionary

  • Hanging — is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck, although it formerly also referred to crucifixion. The preferred past… …   Wikipedia

  • Execution by burning — has a long history as a method of punishment for crimes such as treason, heresy and witchcraft (burning, however, was actually less common than hanging, pressing, or drowning as a punishment for witchcraft). This method of execution fell into… …   Wikipedia

  • execution — [n1] killing beheading, capital punishment, contract killing*, crucifixion, decapitation, electrocution, gassing, guillotining, hanging, hit, impalement, lethal injection, necktie party*, punishment, rub out*, shooting, strangling, strangulation; …   New thesaurus

  • Hanging — Hang ing, n. 1. The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended. [1913 Webster] 2. Death by suspension; execution by a halter. [1913 Webster] 3. That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Execution of Saddam Hussein — The execution of Saddam Hussein took place on December 30, 2006 (the first day of Eid al Adha). Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging, after being found guilty and convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for the… …   Wikipedia

  • hanging — hangingly, adv. /hang ing/, n. 1. the act, an instance, or the form of capital punishment carried out by suspending one by the neck from a gallows, gibbet, or the like, until dead. 2. Often, hangings. something that hangs or is hung on the walls… …   Universalium

  • Execution chamber — Death Chamber redirects here. For the martial arts film, see Shaolin Temple (1976 film). An execution chamber, or death chamber, is a room or chamber in which a legal execution is carried out. Execution chambers are almost always inside the walls …   Wikipedia

  • Hanging day — It was a day on which people sentenced to death were hanged (the usual method of execution).DefinitionA hanging day was a sad tradition of the English criminal courts and especially well known from London. Criminals sentenced to death were not… …   Wikipedia

  • Execution by firing squad — Firing squad and shot at dawn redirect here. For other uses, see Firing squad (disambiguation). For the UK memorial, see Shot at Dawn Memorial. Part of a series on Capital punishment …   Wikipedia

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