Hanging

Hanging is a form of execution, or a method for suicide.

Grammar

The term "hanging" is the focus of a famous bit of grammatical trivia. Traditionally, the past tense and past participle of the verb "to hang" are "hung" when referring to the abstract idea of hanging things; but "hanged" when referring to an execution or death by hanging. http://trackerpress.com/pdf/Page_60.pdf

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For example, consider the following sentence:

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::The butcher hanged himself in the freezer where he had hung meat.

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