hanging offense

A form of hanging offence — A crime so serious that it is punishable by means of death by hanging.

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Meanings

nounhanging offense (plural hanging offenses)

plural hanging offenses

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hanging offence.

    Since when is it a hanging offense to criticize someone who's not doing the job he's paid generously to do?

    1999 June 18, Rod Beaton, “Astros winning despite obstacles”, in USA Today
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APA

hanging offense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanging%20offense

MLA

“hanging offense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanging%20offense. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hanging offense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hanging%20offense.

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