hanging offence
1hanging offence — noun A crime so serious that it is punishable by means of death by hanging. Word reached the ear of the prosecuting attorney of the only testimony that could establish a motive and make the crime a hanging offence …
2hanging — I UK [ˈhæŋɪŋ] / US noun Word forms hanging : singular hanging plural hangings 1) [countable/uncountable] a way of killing someone by putting a rope around their neck and letting them hang from it, usually as a punishment 2) [countable] a large… …
3hanging — n. & adj. n. 1 a the practice or an act of executing by hanging a person. b (attrib.) meriting or causing this (a hanging offence). 2 (usu. in pl.) draperies hung on a wall etc. adj. that hangs or is hung; suspended. Phrases and idioms: hanging… …
4Hanging — is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck, although it formerly also referred to crucifixion. The preferred past… …
5offence — 01. Shoplifting is a serious [offence], and will be punished. 02. The smell of perfume can be quite [offensive] to people with allergies. 03. Because it was his first [offence], he was let off with a warning. 04. In some countries, selling… …
6Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh — For other people known as Duke of Edinburgh, see Duke of Edinburgh. For others known as Prince Philip, see Prince Philip (disambiguation). Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip in 1992 …
7Black Act — The Black Act (9 Geo. 1 c. 22), was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1723 during the reign King George I of Great Britain in response to the Waltham deer poachers and a group of bandits known as the Wokingham Blacks . It made… …
8Joseph Johnson (publisher) — 200px|thumb|right|Joseph Johnson (engraving by William Sharp after a painting by Moses Haughton) [Tyson, xvi.] Joseph Johnson (15 November 1738 – 20 December 1809) was an influential eighteenth century London bookseller. His publications covered… …
9Horse thief — A Horse thief is a person who steals horses. The label historically carries negative connotations of guile and depredation approximating the same weight of evil as a kidnapper or swindler.HistoryUSAThe term horse thief came into great popularity… …
10High treason in the United Kingdom — Under British law, high treason is the crime of disloyalty to the Sovereign amounting to an intention to undermine their authority or the actual attempt to do so. Offences constituting high treason include plotting the murder of the Sovereign;… …
