Lynching
/ˈlɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
"The police with difficulty prevented the swaying mass from lynching him on the spot."
- 2 putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of lynch form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"It is true that behavior cannot be legislated, and legislation cannot make you love me, but legislation can restrain you from lynching me, and I think that is kind of important."
Etymology
From lynch + -ing, see lynch.