death by hanging; execution by hanging
Legal term for capital punishment carried out by hanging. Used in formal, judicial, or news contexts.
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.
The man was sentenced to death by hanging for murder.
The court ruled that the defendant be sentenced to death by hanging.
The execution by hanging was carried out at the prison.