Lynching

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of executing lynch-law upon a person; the killing of a person by a mob under pretense of summary justice.
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  • noun. Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially hanging
  • noun. Any act of violence inflicted by a mob upon the body of another person.
  • verb. Present participle of lynch.
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  • noun. putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
    • Word Usage
    "That is why so many took to the social networks and used the term lynching without apology."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    execution  murder  slaying  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    clinching  flinching  inching  pinching  unflinching  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    asset-weighted  brothel-keeper  brown-black  counterfeiting  defacement  
    verb-stem
    lynch  
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