lynch

lynch

transitive verb \ˈlinch\

: to kill (someone) illegally as punishment for a crime

Full Definition of LYNCH

:  to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal sanction

— lynch·er noun

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