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.
Source: tatoeba (414158)
Lynching
/ˈlɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/
Synonyms for "lynching" (16 found)
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Noun(8 words)
mob condemnationmob intimidationmob murdermob violencemurderpublic ostracismpublic shamingvilification
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12 entriesextrajudicial killinglynch moblynching moblynching statisticslynching victimsmob violenceonline lynchingpublic lynchingpublic shamingracial terrorracially motivated lynchingstate sponsored lynching
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6 total sentences available.
The last mass lynching in America occurred in 1946.
Source: tatoeba (5844779)
Tom hid in Ali's house to escape lynching by the angry Tatoebans.
Source: tatoeba (8089748)
The lynching events have only increased since then.
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