verb
- past tense and past participle of hang when referring to execution by suspension from the neck
Usage: used specifically for executions, not for objects
Examples
- The criminal was hanged for his crimes.
- In the old days, horse thieves were often hanged.
- The judge sentenced him to be hanged at dawn.
- She hanged herself in despair.
- The rebels were captured and hanged as traitors.
- Public hangings were once common forms of execution.