lynch

verb

ˈlinch

lynched; lynching; lynches

transitive verb

: 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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In the American Southwest, thousands of Mexican Americans were lynched from the end of the Mexican-American War through the early 20th century, in attacks aimed at instilling fear in a minority. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 Williams, acknowledged as the first NAACP member to be lynched, was not the last. —

Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 And several students threatened to lynch him at a specific date and time, the lawsuit alleged. —

Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 Till, a Black 14-year-old boy, was kidnapped, beaten and lynched in Mississippi in August 1955 after being accused of whistling at a white woman. —

Deena Zaru, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lynch