hanging offence: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    British EnglishOther English-speaking jurisdictions (historical)historicallegalformal
    • A crime regarded as so serious that it is punishable by death by hanging.

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    • In medieval times, theft was considered a hanging offence punishable by death.

      En la época medieval, el robo se consideraba un delito capital castigado con la horca.

    • The court ruled that the crime was a hanging offence, leading to the harshest sentence possible.

      El tribunal dictaminó que el delito era un crimen capital, lo que llevó a la sentencia más dura posible.

    • Back then, being caught spying was definitely a hanging offence with no chance for mercy.

      En aquel entonces, ser sorprendido espiando era definitivamente un delito capital sin posibilidad de clemencia.

  • 2.

    Generalinformalidiomaticfigurative
    • A (often exaggerated) characterization of an act or fault as extremely serious or unforgivable.

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    • Calling him out for a minor mistake felt like labeling it a hanging offence among the team.

      Reprocharle por un error menor parecía calificarlo como un delito imperdonable entre el equipo.

    • She treated missing the meeting as a hanging offence, even though it was just a scheduling conflict.

      Ella trató faltar a la reunión como un delito grave, aunque solo fue un conflicto de horario.

    • In their eyes, breaking the informal rules was a hanging offence that could not be overlooked.

      Para ellos, romper las reglas informales era un delito imperdonable que no se podía pasar por alto.

Examples:

  • EN: Rustling is a hanging offence, and they are all guilty, all three of them.
    ES: ¡Robar ganado se paga con la horca, y ellos son culpables, los tres!
  • EN: It's a hanging offence, sir. - Sorry, sir.
    ES: - Se castiga con la horca, señor.
  • EN: That's a hanging offence, partner.
    ES: Mereces que te cuelguen, amigo.
  • EN: Self-defence or not, that's a hanging offence for a Skag.
    ES: En defensa propia o no, eso es un delito de horca para un Skag.
  • EN: It's hardly a hanging offence, is it, sir?
    ES: ¿Es casi una ofensa, verdad, señor?
  • EN: Helping me is a hanging offence. Give me the baby.
    ES: Ayudarme es una ofensa que te puede llevar a la horca.
  • EN: Not a hanging offence, but I imagine some wrists will be slapped.
    ES: No es un delito que cuelga, pero imaginan se abofetearon algunas muñecas.
  • EN: Rape is a hanging offence.
    ES: La violación es un delito grave.
  • EN: It's a hanging offence to betray the Brothers' secrets, sir.
    ES: Es un grave delito tracionar los secretos de los Hermanos, señor.
  • EN: Well that's not a hanging offence.
    ES: Eso no es un crimen.
  • EN: I had no idea that picking flowers was a hanging offence in these parts.
    ES: No pensaba que coger flores fuera una infracción en este lugar.
    ES: No pensaba que coger flores fuera una infracción en este lugar.
  • EN: It is.Well, then it is fortunate that the law states that selling goods worth less than 29 shillings is not a hanging offence.
    ES: - Bueno, es una suerte que la ley establezca que vender bienes de valor inferior a 29 chelines no merece la horca.
  • EN: It's not a hanging offence.
    ES: No es una ofensa.
  • EN: Is that such a hanging offence?
    ES: ¿Eso merece la pena de muerte?
  • EN: £500 don't seem like a lot for a hanging offence.
    ES: £500 no parecía mucho por arriesgar la horca.

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