English Dictionary

cheat the hangman

動詞

To die, especially by suicide, while under sentence of death, or while guilty of a capital crime; also, to kill someone else who is in such a state.

日本語の意味

死刑宣告または重大な罪に問われた者が、自殺することによって処刑を逃れる / 死刑宣告または重大な罪に問われた状態にある他人を殺害する

Refusing to wait for the court's sentence, he chose to cheat the hangman by swallowing poison in his cell.

裁判の判決を待つことを拒み、彼は独房で毒を飲んで絞首刑を免れた。

意味（1）

To die, especially by suicide, while under sentence of death, or while guilty of a capital crime; also, to kill someone else who is in such a state.

I sincerely hope, for your sake, that Don Beltran may expiate his treason, on the old Spanish gibbet in the Recoveco, as soon as Caraccas is a little more quiet; unless, indeed, the earthquake has already cheated the hangman of his fee, as is most probable.

意味（2）

To escape punishment for one's crimes; to get away with something.

Rozsa's escapes from the gendarmerie were followed closely by the invisible crowd, and every time he cheated the hangman his legend grew.

cheats the hangman （ present singular third-person ）

cheating the hangman （ participle present ）

cheated the hangman （ participle past ）

cheated the hangman （ past ）