hanging in chains

hanging in chains. Hist. In England, in atrocious cases, the practice of suspending an executed murderer’s body by chains near where the crime was committed. • Hanging in chains was abolished in 1834.

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译员Dennis，毕业于英国顶尖的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与高管退休金和员工福利有关的法律文件。