lynching
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɪntʃɪŋ/
Noun
lynching (plural lynchings)
- Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
- 1891, Grant Allen, Jerry Stokes
- The police with difficulty prevented the swaying mass from lynching him on the spot.
- 1891, Grant Allen, Jerry Stokes
Related terms
Translations
execution of a person without a proper legal trial
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