hanging to death
death by suspension of a person (rarely an animal) by a noose or ligature around the neck
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Summary
hanging to death is a cause of death[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of cause of death entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71,304 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: human behavior[3]
- Has use: suicide by hanging[4], execution by hanging[5]
- Commons category: Death by hanging[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Death by hanging[7]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10]
- Has effect: brain death[11], asphyxia[12], unconsciousness[13], internal decapitation[14]
- Has characteristic: hanging[15]
- Different from: suicide by hanging[16], execution by hanging[17], hanging[18]
- Uses: gallows[19], loop[20], scaffold[21], hanging tree[22]
- Name: hanged by the neck until dead[23]
- P14541: 1JoH5w[24]
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Influence
Things named for hanging to death include Placerville[25], a city in the United States[26], in United States[27].
Why It Matters
hanging to death has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for it include Placerville[25], a city in the United States[26], in United States[27].