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lynch

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lynch (verb)
  2. lynch law (noun)
  3. Judge Lynch (noun)

lynch

verb \ˈlinch\

Definition of LYNCH

transitive verb
: to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal sanction
— lynch·er noun
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Examples of LYNCH

  1. The accused killer was lynched by an angry mob.

Origin of LYNCH

lynch law
First Known Use: 1836

Rhymes with LYNCH

chinch, cinch, clinch, finch, flinch, grinch, inch, Minch, pinch, squinch, winch

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