hangman's noose

A kind of knot used primarily to execute a person by hanging.

Japanese Meaning

絞首刑で処刑に用いられる縄、またはその結び目

The old gallows creaked ominously as the rope tightened into the hangman's noose.

古い絞首台は不気味にきしみ、縄が絞首刑に使われる絞首縄の輪を作って締まっていった。

Sense（1）

A kind of knot used primarily to execute a person by hanging.

hangman's nooses

（ plural ）