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Lynch

Lynch Meaning & Definition
Lynch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lynch?

[v] kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lynch:

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See Also | kill

Lynch In Webster's Dictionary

\Lynch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lynched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lynching}.] [See Note under {Lynch law}.] To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See {Lynch law}.

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