Complete Definition of "lynching"

English

Etymology
See etymology section of lynch article.

Pronunciation
AHD: lĭn�chĭng

Noun
en-noun

  1. Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially hanging

#: The police with difficulty prevented the swaying mass from lynching him on the spot. — Jerry Stokes by w:Grant Allen|Grant Allen

  1. Any act of violence inflicted by a mob upon the body of another person.

#: Any act of violence inflicted by a mob upon the body of another person and from which death does not result shall constitute the crime of lynching in the second degree and shall be a felony. — South Carolina Code of Laws Section 16-3-220

Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|lin�|m
French: lynchage (1)
Finnish: lynkkaus (1)
Italian: linciaggio m (1,2)
Russian: t|ru|�амо��д|sc=Cyrl|m

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