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verb


(1)   Kill without legal sanction
"The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"
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Etymology


First attested 1835, from Lynch law that appeared in 1811, which was named after William Lynch.

Verb



  1. To execute without a proper legal trial, especially by hanging.
  2. To commit an act of violence by a mob upon the body of another person.
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