"Hanging" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH

In criminal law. Suspen-sion by the neck; the mode of capital pun-ishment nsed in England from time immemorial, and generally adopted ln the United States. 4 Bl. Comm. 403

Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.

of Hang

Death by suspension; execution by a halter.

Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.

Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging
post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.

That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a
room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a door or window;
-- used chiefly in the plural.

The act of suspending anything; the state of being
suspended.