noun
death by hanging; execution by hanging
Legal term for capital punishment carried out by hanging. Used in formal, judicial, or news contexts.
その国では、絞首刑が死刑の方法として採用されている。
In that country, death by hanging is used as a method of capital punishment.
裁判所は被告に絞首刑の判決を下した。
The court sentenced the defendant to death by hanging.