noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
Formal or technical term for death by hanging, often used in medical, legal, or official contexts. The verb form is 縊死する (intransitive).
検死の結果、死因は縊死と判定された。
The autopsy determined the cause of death to be suicide by hanging.
彼は獄中で縊死した。
He hanged himself in prison.