| Main Entry: | hang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kill by suspension from a rope |
Synonyms: |
execute, gibbet, hoist, lynch, noose, scrag, send to the gallows, stretch*, string up, swing* |
| Main Entry: | lynching |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hanging |
Synonyms: |
capital punishment, execution, mob justice, stringing up, the gallows, vigilante justice |