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 and death by impalement in which the body would remain "hanging".
For lack of a better term, hanging has also been used to describe a method of suicide in which a person applies a ligature to the neck and brings abo...
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