lynched; lynching; lynches
: to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal approval or permission
The accused killer was lynched by an angry mob.
lyncher
noun
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For the president, Columbus Day was an opportunity to resolve a diplomatic crisis with Italy and gain favor with Italian American voters after rioters in New Orleans lynched 11 Italian Americans the year prior.
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2025
Each monument is inscribed with the names of lynching victims from a different county in the United States.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice features 805 steel monuments hanging suspended, each bearing the names of lynching victims from a different county.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?
—Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2025
Each monument is inscribed with the names of lynching victims from a different county in the United States.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice features 805 steel monuments hanging suspended, each bearing the names of lynching victims from a different county.
—Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?
—Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Lynch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lynch. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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lynch
verb
: to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal authority
lyncher
noun
Legal Definition
lynch
transitive verb
: to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal sanction
lyncher
noun
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