hanging (redirected from Execution by hanging)

hang·ing  (hngng)

n.

1. Execution on a gallows.

2. Something, such as a tapestry, that is hung.

3. A descending slope or an inclination.

adj.

1. Situated on a sharp declivity.

2. Projecting downward; overhanging.

3. Suited for holding something that hangs.

4.

a. Deserving death by hanging: a hanging crime.

b. Disposed to inflict severe sentences, such as death by hanging: a hanging judge.

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hanging [ˈhæŋɪŋ]

n

1. (Law)

a.  the putting of a person to death by suspending the body by the neck from a noose

b.  (as modifier) a hanging offence

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (often plural) a decorative textile such as a tapestry or drapery hung on a wall or over a window

3. the act of a person or thing that hangs

adj

1. not supported from below; suspended

2. undecided; still under discussion

3. inclining or projecting downwards; overhanging

4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) situated on a steep slope or in a high place

5. (Law) (prenominal) given to issuing harsh sentences, esp death sentences a hanging judge

6. Northern English informal unpleasant

7. (Group Games / Chess & Draughts) Chess See hanging pawn

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hanging - decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings" wall hanging decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify dossal, dossel - an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel Kakemono - a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom lambrequin - short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing arras, tapestry - a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs
	2.	hanging - a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment" capital punishment, death penalty, executing, execution - putting a condemned person to death
	3.	hanging - the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" dangling, suspension supporting, support - the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support"

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hanging

noun

curtain, drape, arras a giant antique embroidered hanging

adjective

suspended, swinging, dangling, loose, flopping, flapping, floppy, drooping, unattached, unsupported, pendent the Old Cutter Inn with a hanging wooden sign out front

Translations

hanging [ˈhæŋɪŋ]

A. N

1. (Jur)

1.1. (= death penalty) → (ejecución f en) la horca, ahorcamiento m
hanging would be too good for them → (la ejecución en)la horca or el ahorcamiento sería algo demasiado bueno para ellos

1.2. (= individual execution) → ejecución f en la horca, ahorcamiento m
the last hanging in Britain → la última ejecución en la horca en Gran Bretaña
hangings were commonplace then → entonces los ahorcamientos eran moneda corriente

2. (= curtain) → colgadura f
wall hanging → tapiz m

B. ADJ [bridge, plant, garden] → colgante; [lamp] → de techo; [cupboard] → para colgar
hanging space → espacio m para colgar ropa

C. CPD hanging basket N → macetero m colgante
hanging committee N → junta f seleccionadora(de una exposición)
hanging judge N → juez(a) m/f muy severo/a
hanging matter N (fig) it's not a hanging matter → no es cosa de vida o muerte
hanging offence, hanging offense (US) N (lit) → delito m que se castiga con la horca
prostitution is a hanging offence there → la prostitución allí es un delito que se castiga con la horca
it's not a hanging offence (fig) → no es cosa de vida o muerte

hanging [ˈhæŋɪŋ] n

(= execution) → pendaison f

(on wall) → tenture f
hanging basket n → panier m suspendu

hanging

n

(of criminal) → Tod m → durch den Strang, Erhängen nt; (= event) → Hinrichtung f → (durch den Strang); he deserves hanging → er sollte aufgehängt werden; to bring back hanging → die Todesstrafe wieder einführen

(of wallpaper) → Anbringen nt, → Kleben nt; (of door) → Einhängen nt; (of pictures) → (Auf)hängen nt; wallpaper hanging → Tapezieren nt

hangings pl (= curtains etc) → Vorhänge pl; (on wall) → Tapete f; (= tapestry) → Wandbehang m → or -behänge pl; bed hangings → Vorhänge pl → des Himmelbetts

adj attr

→ hängend; the hanging gardens of Babylon → die Hängenden Gärten der Semiramis

it’s a hanging matter → darauf steht der Galgen

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hanging:

hanging basket

n → Blumen- or Hängeampel f

hanging bridge

n → Hängebrücke f

hanging committee

n (Art) → Hängekommission f

hanging judge

n → Richter, der (zu) leicht das Todesurteil fällt

hanging [ˈhæŋɪŋ]

1. n

a. (execution) → impiccagione f

b. (curtains) hangings npl → tende fpl, tendaggi mpl

2. adj (bridge) → sospeso/a; (offence, matter) → da punire con l'impiccagione
hanging lamp → lampadario