He faced execution by hanging for murder.

他因谋杀要以绞刑处死。

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A device usually consisting of two upright posts supporting a crossbeam from which a noose is suspended and used for execution by hanging; a gallows tree.

一种装置，通常包括支撑一根悬挂绞索的横梁的两根直立柱子，用于执行绞刑；绞刑架。

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The commission also reported that attempts to escape led to execution by firing squad or hanging.

该委员会还报告说如果企图越狱会被行刑队射杀或者被绞死。

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The young county prosecutor in the case, Duane West, who would help to send killers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith to execution by hanging, is 80 now, and still lives in Garden City.

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While Ashtari was put to death by hanging on Monday, the execution was officially announced by the government Saturday.

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