Cheat-the-hangman Definition
verb
(ironic) To die, especially by suicide, while under sentence of death, or while guilty of a capital crime; also to kill someone else who is in such a state.
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To escape punishment for one's crimes; to get away with something.
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Origin of Cheat-the-hangman
In full "cheat the hangman of his fee", since a hangman would not be paid if there was nobody to hang.
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