| NOUN | artifact | hangman's halter, hangman's rope, halter, hemp, hempen necktie | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging |
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| Meaning | A rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging. | |
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| Synonyms | hangman's rope, halter, hemp, hempen necktie | |
| Part of | gallows | An instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging |
| Parts | noose, running noose, slip noose | A loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot |
| Broader | rope | A strong line |
| Spanish | ahogadero, soga | |
| Catalan | dogal, soga | |
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