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lynch Definition and Meaning in English (lynch definition)

verb
Synonyms:execute illegallymurder by mobhang by mob
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Lynch definition: To put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action without legal authority.

Definitions of Lynch

  1. 1verb

    To put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action without legal authority.

Example Sentences

casual

“The angry mob threatened to lynch the suspect before the police arrived.”

Synonyms

execute illegallymurder by mobhang by mob

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Inflected Word Forms

past tenselynched
present participlelynching
nounlynching
agent nounlyncher

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Lynch definition: To put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action without legal authority.
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'Lynch' translates to 'lynch' in English. Lynch definition: To put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action without legal authority.
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