Executed or killed by suspending by a rope around the neck; also means suspended or fastened with care.
From Old English 'hon' (to hang), related to Old Norse 'hanga.' Past tense can be 'hanged' (executed) or 'hung' (suspended)—English keeps both forms.
English is weird: we 'hang' pictures and 'hang' around, but criminals were specifically 'hanged'—this distinction stayed in the language to keep the formal legal term separate from everyday hanging.
Historically, capital punishment narratives and legal execution records disproportionately documented male defendants, yet women's executions were sensationalized differently in media. Language around 'hanging' carries gendered trauma history from racial terror and colonial violence.
Use neutral language like 'executed' or specify historical context when necessary to avoid repeating gendered sensationalism.
["executed","put to death","hanged (with historical context)"]
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