hanging vs execution

execution vs hanging

hanging and execution both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hanging	Yes	No	No	No
execution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, execution is a hypernym of hanging; that is, execution is a word with a broader meaning than hanging:

hanging: a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
execution: putting a condemned person to death

Other hypernyms of hanging include capital punishment, death penalty, executing.

hanging (noun)	execution (noun)
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)	putting a condemned person to death
a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead	unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window	the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
	the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
	a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
	(law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
	(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer

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