Definition of "Hanging" :

noun: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

"There was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait."

noun: 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."

noun: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

"The cold castle walls were covered with hangings."