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Word of the week


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Word of the Week is a feature that aims to help readers boost their vocabulary in a meaningful way that has practical application. Each week, our editorial staff presents a word, its definition and its use in a sentence.

Hanged: The past participle of the verb hang; used only when in the sense of “put to death by hanging.”

“The criminal was hanged in the public square for his crimes.”