Hanging

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Name (Hebrew)
תליה
Name (Latin)
Hanging
See Also From tracing topical name
Capital punishment
Executions and executioners
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q175111
Library of congress: sh 85058742
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Wikipedia description:

Hanging is killing a person by suspending them from the neck with a noose or ligature. Hanging has been a standard method of capital punishment since the Middle Ages, and has been the primary execution method in numerous countries and regions. The first known account of execution by hanging is in Homer's Odyssey. Hanging is also a method of suicide.

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