necktie-party
Vigilante hanging event
A necktie-party is a lynching or hanging, especially an extrajudicial one carried out by a mob.
The term is American Western slang from the 19th century, grimly euphemistic—the "necktie" being the noose.
The rustlers knew a necktie-party awaited them if they were caught.
The word is now historical or literary.
Execution hanging apparatus
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- nooseLoop that constricts
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- hangingExecution by noose
drop · condemned · hangman · capital punishment · halter · hemp · gibbet · public execution
Execution by noose
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- extrajudicialOutside court authority
murder · victim · tree · mob rule · lynch mob · racism · prejudice · hatred
Armed group pursuing fugitives
- frontier justiceExtralegal punishment in lawless regions
- extrajudicialOutside court authority
- outlawFugitive from justice
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
lawlessness · vigilante · roughshod · merciless · reprisal · kangaroo court · mob rule · swift justice
Joking about grim subjects
- dark humorComedy about taboo subjects
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- morbidUnhealthily drawn to darkness
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
Unregulated, lawless environment
- outlawsFugitives from justice
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- cattle rustlerOne who steals livestock
- horse thiefOne who steals equines
lawmen · badlands · territorial · frontier justice · saloon · bounty hunter · wanted poster · six-shooter
gallows
Execution hanging apparatus
hanging · drop · condemned · hangman · capital punishment · halter · hemp · gibbet · public execution · judicial
hanging
Execution by noose
extrajudicial · murder · victim · tree · mob rule · lynch mob · racism · prejudice · hatred · bigotry
posse
Armed group pursuing fugitives
- frontier justiceExtralegal punishment in lawless regions
- extrajudicialOutside court authority
- outlawFugitive from justice
retribution · lawlessness · vigilante · roughshod · merciless · reprisal · kangaroo court · mob rule · swift justice · rough justice
gallows humor
Joking about grim subjects
- dark humorComedy about taboo subjects
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- morbidUnhealthily drawn to darkness
ironic · understatement · sardonic · macabre · black comedy
wild west
Unregulated, lawless environment
- outlawsFugitives from justice
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- cattle rustlerOne who steals livestock
horse thief · lawmen · badlands · territorial · frontier justice · saloon · bounty hunter · wanted poster · six-shooter · marshal
necktie-partylegal execution
Lawful killing by state
due process · fair trial · legal proceedings · capital punishment · trial by jury
necktie-partycelebration
Festive event marking occasion
festivity · wedding party · birthday party · hoedown · barn dance
necktie-partyacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
pardon · exoneration · rescue · reprieve · commutation
neck, necks, neckline, necklace, necked, necking, party, parties, partied