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Meanings of hanged by the neck until dead in English

Russian
повешенье
Portuguese
forca
Spanish
ejecución en la horca
Catalan
execució a la forca
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Death by suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck.

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повешенье
Usage of hanged by the neck until dead in English
1
It says I will be hanged by the neck until dead on Wednesday, 10 June.
The Guardian
2
In due course he was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead.
Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer
3
He laid out the terms of this transaction with admirable coolness, as if he were hanged by the neck until dead every Friday.
Quicksilver
4
I says to myself right away: 'Bill, this young feller here is to be hanged by the neck until dead, in a few hours.
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
5
"And according to our law, you will now be hanged by the neck until dead."
Ghost memories
6
"And that there you be hanged by the neck until dead, and may the Lord have mercy upon your soul!"
The Baronet's Bride; Or, A Woman's Vengeance