lynching

---

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɪntʃɪŋ/

Noun

lynching (plural lynchings)

1. 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.

Related terms

• lynch
• show trial
• kangaroo court

Translations

• French: lynchage
• German: Lynchjustiz
• Portuguese: linchamento, linchagem
• Russian: самосу́д
• Spanish: linchamiento

Verb

1. present participle of lynch#English|lynch

---

This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.002