Meaning Of The Word Lynch

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lynch
verb: If a group of people lynch someone, they kill that person without letting them have a trial, especially by hanging, because they believe that the person has committed a crime.

lynch in American English
to murder (an accused person) by mob action and without lawful trial, as by hanging
transitive verb: to put to death, esp. by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority

lynch in British English
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, 1991, and 2017 )
verb: (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial

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