Definition of "hanging offence" []

• A crime so serious that it is punishable by means of death by hanging. (noun)

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• "I do not know if sodomy is a hanging offence in the United States Army, or merely cause for corporal punishment and dishonourable discharge, but once they had seen each other on the street, in similar circumstances, neither was in doubt."