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to hang

verb/ẽfoɾˈkaɾ/medium

en·for·car

Definition

To kill someone by suspending them by the neck with a rope; to commit suicide by this method.
In the past, criminals were often hanged.
He hanged himself in his cell.
Common collocations
hang oneselfhang a criminalsentenced to hang

Etymology

Do latim 'furca' (forca) através do verbo 'enforcar'.

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