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▸ noun: (UK, historical) A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the condemned stands on a raised support such as a stool or ladder, with the noose around the neck, and the support is then moved away.
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▸ noun: (UK, historical) A technique for execution by hanging, according to which the condemned stands on a raised support such as a stool or ladder, with the noose around the neck, and the support is then moved away.
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fall,
descent,
plunge,
dip,
headlong,
precipitant,
precipitate,
avalanche,
bottom out,
creep,
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