hanging

noun

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
何かをつるす行為（それが自由に動くように、それを上からつるす）
- there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait
  肖像画をかざる小さな式典があった
a form of capital punishment
死刑の一形態

victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
罪人は絞首台から死ぬまで首を吊される
- in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment
  その頃、犯罪者の絞首刑は一般向けの娯楽だった
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
（タペストリのように）壁にあるいは窓を覆ってかかっているもの
- the cold castle walls were covered with hangings
  冷たい城壁は壁掛けに覆われていた

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