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Definition of HANGING

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Indentation In`den*ta"tion, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. 3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface. 4. (Print.) (a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph. (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems. Hanging, or Reverse, indentation, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line.
Hanging
Hanging Hang"ing, n. 1. The act of suspending anything; the state of being suspended. 2. Death by suspension; execution by a halter. 3. That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural. Nor purple hangings clothe the palace walls. --Dryden.

Meaning of HANGING from wikipedia

- Hanging is killing a person by suspending them from the neck with a noose or ligature. Hanging has been a standard method of capital punishment since the...
- Look up hanging garden in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hanging Garden, Hanging garden, or Hanging Gardens may refer to: Hanging garden (cultivation)...
- up hanging tree in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hanging tree is any tree used to perform executions by hanging. Hanging tree or The Hanging Tree...
- The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World listed by ****enic culture. They were described as a remarkable feat...
- Suicide by hanging is the intentional killing of oneself (suicide) via suspension from an anchor-point such as an overhead beam or hook, by a rope or...
- A Hanging (1931) is a short essay written by George Orwell, first published (under his real name) in August 1931 in the John Middleton Murry’s British...
- "Hanging judge" is a colloquial phrase for a judge who has gained notoriety for handing down punishment by sentencing convicted persons to death by hanging...
- Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery film directed by Peter Weir and based on the 1967 novel Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay. Cliff...
- Hanging Rock may refer to: Hanging Rock, New South Wales, a mining village on the Northern Tablelands Hanging Rock, Victoria, a rock formation Picnic...
- result in death. Other names for strappado include "reverse hanging", "Palestinian hanging" and il tormento della corda. It was emplo**** by the medieval...