the act of killing someone, especially as a punishment for a serious crime, by dropping that person with a rope tied around their neck
Crimes are no longer punished by hanging in the UK.
In certain historical societies, public hanging was considered a deterrent for serious crimes.
The practice of hanging as a form of capital punishment has been widely criticized for its inhumanity.
Hanging as a method of execution has been largely replaced by more humane alternatives in many modern legal systems.
The abolition of public hanging marked a significant shift in the evolution of criminal justice in many countries.
