"hanging offence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-hanging offence.ogg Forms: hanging offences [plural], hanging offense [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hanging offence (plural hanging offences)
  1. (idiomatic) A crime so serious that it is punishable by means of death by hanging. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-hanging_offence-en-noun-hO5fcYAQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Capital punishment

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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