illaqueation

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Definition of illaqueation in English English dictionary

Trapping or entangling someone or something in a noose, snaring; hanging

And even that the Hebrews used this present way of hanging, by illaqueation or pendulous suffocation, in public justice and executions, the expressions and examples in Scripture conclude not, beyond good doubt.

A snare; a trap

The act of catching or insnaring

Related Terms

ıllaqueation

{n} the act of insnaring, a snare, a trap

Etymology

() From Latin illaqueare + -ation.