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Hi, what is the meaning of "boom" and "to be a hanging" in the following text?
The door closed. Judge Skinner looked down the length of the table at Schlichtmann. "I'm going to lower the boom on you,Mr. Schlichtmann."
Schlichtmann cleared his throat. "Judge if this is going to be a hanging,I want the court stenographer here to record it."
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com/lower+the+boom "a hanging" means that someone is executed by hanging. Here it may be literal or it may mean a severe punishment or reprimand, depending on the wider context.
- com/lower+the+boom "a hanging" means that someone is executed by hanging.
- Here it may be literal or it may mean a severe punishment or reprimand, depending on the wider context.
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"a hanging" means that someone is executed by hanging. Here it may be literal or it may mean a severe punishment or reprimand, depending on the wider context.
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