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lynching

English

Etymology

lynch +? -ing. See lynch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l?nt???/

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

Verb

lynching

  1. present participle of lynch

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antilynching

English

Etymology

anti- +? lynching

Adjective

antilynching (not comparable)

  1. Opposed to the practice of lynching
  2. (law) Prohibiting the practice of lynching

Translations

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