Lynch
Pronunciation : Lynch
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Note under Lynch law.]
Definition : Defn: To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law.
t. [imp. & p. p. Lynched; p. pr. & vb. n. Lynching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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