hanging-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: hanging
sense: 01167364-n
part of speech: noun

01167364-n
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition: a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
example: in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment
ili: i41503
lexfile: noun.act
part of speech: noun
hypernym: 01166269-n