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In suicidal hanging. [16] Also 'kick off' . [1] Kick the calendar To die Slang, informal Polish saying. 'Calendar' implies somebody's time of death (kicking at particular moment of time) Killed In Action (KIA) Death of military personnel due to enemy action Military language, official and informal use King of Terrors [2] Personification of death
In Canada, hanging is the most common method of suicide, [21] and in the U.S., hanging is the second most common method, after self-inflicted gunshot wounds. [22] In the United Kingdom, where firearms are less easily available, in 2001 hanging was the most common method among men and the second most commonplace among women (after poisoning).
Historically, suicide terminology has been rife with issues of nomenclature, connotation, and outcomes, [1] [2] and terminology describing suicide has often been defined differently depending on the purpose of the definition (e.g., medical, legal, administrative).
The Strappado, used as public punishment, detail of plate 10 of Les Grandes Misères de la guerre by Jacques Callot, 1633. The strappado, also known as corda, [1] is a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and the victim is suspended by a rope attached to the wrists, typically resulting in dislocated shoulders.
Exsanguination is the loss of blood from the circulatory system of a vertebrate, usually leading to death.The word comes from the Latin 'sanguis', meaning blood, [1] and the prefix 'ex-', meaning 'out of'.
It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged or convicted transgressor or to intimidate others. It can also be an extreme form of informal group social control, and it is often conducted with the display of a public spectacle (often in the form of a hanging) for maximum intimidation. [1]
Illustration of hanging during the Thirty Years' War These gallows in Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park are maintained for historical purposes by Arizona State Parks. New Drop gallows in Rutland County Museum Execution of Mary Surratt , Lewis Powell , David Herold , and George Atzerodt on July 7, 1865, after trapdoor has been sprung, at ...
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