Hanging is the suspension of a person by a ligature, usually a cord wrapped around the neck, causing death. Throughout history it has been used as a form of capital punishment. The first record of use is in the Persian Empire approximately 2,500 years ago, and some countries still use it today. It is also a common method of committing suicide.
The past tense and past participle in English is hanged, whereas all other senses of the verb to hang use hung (although hung is used by some, particularly those in south-east England).
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