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lynch
1[linch]
verb (used with object)
to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, thousands of southern African Americans were lynched by white mobs.
to criticize, condemn, etc., in public.
He’s been unfairly lynched in the media.
Lynch
2[linch]
noun
John Jack, 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
Lynch
1/ ɪԳʃ /
noun
David. born 1946, US film director; his work includes the films Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001), and Inland Empire (2006), and the television series Twin Peaks (1990)
John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917–99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966–73; 1977–79)
lynch
2/ ɪԳʃ /
verb
(tr) (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial
Other Word Forms
- lyncher noun
- antilynching adjective
- ˈԳ noun
- ˈԳԲ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lynch1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
After a series of failed appeals, Frank’s sentence was commuted by the governor, but he was kidnapped and lynched by a mob enraged that his death sentence wasn’t being imposed.
"Challenges that are not solved with headlines or lynchings."
All it takes is one misunderstanding between a member of this trio and someone inside to stir up a lynch mob.
Slim encapsulates the essence of this truth as he hums through feelings of anger, pain and despair to achieve a level of catharsis as he tells a story of a friend who was lynched.
The National Memorial is the first institution of its kind dedicated to the legacy of the Black Americans who were the victims of the racial terror of lynching.
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