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Definition of unhanged

: not executed by hanging there lives not three good men unhanged in England— Shakespeare

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History and Etymology for unhanged

Middle English, from un- entry 1 + hanged, past participle of hangen to hang

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“Unhanged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhanged. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.

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