#gallows__gallow__gallowstree__gibbet__gallous__gallou instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging
supertype: #instrument_of_execution an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
part: #hangman's_rope__hangman'srope__hangman's_halter__hangman'shalter__hemp__hempen_necktie a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
part: #running_noose__runningnoose__noose__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
part: #slipknot a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
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