lynch

πŸ“– Definitions

verb tr.

To punish (typically, killing by hanging) for an alleged crime, without

a legal trial.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œIn August a mob there [in Shashamane, Ethiopia] lynched a man wrongly suspected of carrying a bomb.” A Colourful Revolution; The Economist (London, UK); Dec 8, 2018.
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