hanging

Decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window.

“the cold castle walls were covered with hangings”

The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely).

“there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait”

A form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead.

“in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment”