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'''Hanging''' is the suspension of a person by the [[neck]] by a looped [[rope]] or other cord. It is a common form of [[capital punishment|execution]] throughout history, as well as a common means of [[suicide]].

'''Hanging''' is the suspension of a person by the [[neck]] by a looped [[rope]] (noose) or other cord. It has been a common form of [[capital punishment|execution]] throughout history, as well as a common means of [[suicide]]. Death may occur through [[asphyxiation]], breaking of the spinal cord, or disruption of blood flow to and from the brain.

Although it is still used in some countries, in the [[United States]], it has declined in use throughout the 20th century after other means of execution, such as the [[electric chair]], [[gas chamber]], and more recently, [[lethal injection]], became more prevalent. The last person to be legally hanged in the United States was Billy Bailey in [[Delaware]] in 1996, and he will almost certainly be the last. However, in 1994, the [[United States Court of Appeals]] for the [[Ninth Circuit]] held that hanging did not violate the [[Eighth Amendment]]. <ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E3DE1438F93AA35751C0A962958260</ref>

Although it is still used in some countries, in the [[United States]], it has declined in use throughout the 20th century after other means of execution, such as the [[electric chair]], [[gas chamber]], and more recently, [[lethal injection]], became more prevalent. The last person to be legally hanged in the United States was Billy Bailey in [[Delaware]] in 1996, and he will almost certainly be the last. However, in 1994, the [[United States Court of Appeals]] for the [[Ninth Circuit]] held that hanging did not violate the [[Eighth Amendment]]. <ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E3DE1438F93AA35751C0A962958260</ref>

*[[William Joyce]]

*[[William Joyce]]

*[[Ned Kelly]]

*[[Ned Kelly]]

*[[Billy the Kidd]]

*[[Billy the Kid]]

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