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noun • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose • a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled verb • make a noose in or of • secure with a noose | ||||||||
| 26% | 9 | Gallows | ||||||
noun • putting a condemned person to death • the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it • (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer • (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable • a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out • the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order • unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being | ||||||||
| 26% | 11 | Gallows worker | ||||||
noun • an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant | ||||||||
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