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lynch
1[ linch ]
verb (used with object)
- to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority:
In the 19th and 20th centuries, thousands of southern African Americans were lynched by white mobs.
- to criticize, condemn, etc., in public:
He’s been unfairly lynched in the media.
Lynch
2[ linch ]
noun
- John Jack, 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
Lynch
1/ ɪԳʃ /
noun
- LynchDavid1946MUSFILMS AND TV: director 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)
- LynchJohn19171999MIrishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917–99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966–73; 1977–79)
lynch
2/ ɪԳʃ /
verb
- tr (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ, noun
- ˈԳԲ, noun
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Example Sentences
This breathtakingly ambitious show tells the story of the 1913 trial of Leo Frank, a gross miscarriage of justice that culminated in his antisemitic lynching.
Journalist Yuval Abraham, who co-directed “No Other Land,” wrote Monday on X that “a group of settlers just lynched” his collaborator.
The lynching of Frank was a precipitating moment for the rise of the KKK in the early 20th century.
Before us was a photo of two Italian men who had been lynched, hanging from a tree.
Mr Justice Williams, who made the High Court order, said there had been a "real risk" of harm to the judges from a "virtual lynch mob".
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