English Explanatory Dictionary

suicide suspension

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of suspending a person upright by means of hooks placed in the flesh of the upper back.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

suicide suspension

Etymology

So called because the suspended person has the appearance of a person who has hanged themselves.

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