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"Necktie social", or "Necktie parties", is a euphemism for execution by hanging commonly used in the American Old West. Additionally, the term is also used literally, for a social event that involved selling donated neckties for charity.

The term "necktie party" was used by one of the justices during oral argument of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (05-184) in the United States Supreme Court on March 28, 2006.

References

1. Adams, Ramon Frederick (2000). Cowboy Lingo. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-618-08349-7.
2. Goeres-gardner, Diane L. (2005-10-31). Necktie Parties: A History of Legal Executions in Oregon, 1851-1905. Caxton Press. ISBN 978-0-87004-446-5.
3. The World Book Encyclopedia. World Book Incorporated. 1984. ISBN 978-0-7166-0084-8.
4. "Herald news ... 100 years ago". Archived from the original on 2005-02-13. Retrieved 2005-08-31.
5. "Ilion Citizen Newspaper March 14, 1907". www.rootsweb.com. Archived from the original on 2003-04-05.

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