Scrag (verb)

1. To hang by the neck until dead, as a method of execution.
2. To kill by hanging, especially by means of a rope or noose.

Origin:

It is believed to have originated from the middle english word "scragg" meaning to scratch or to claw.

Examples:

1. He was scragged for his crime.
2. The criminal was scragged for his crime.
3. The traitor was scragged for his treachery.
4. He was scragged for his part in the conspiracy.
5. The rebel leader was scragged for his crimes against the state.