lynch

lynch
lynch /'linch/ vt: to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal sanction
lynch·er n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

lynch
n.
For a mob to kill someone for a suspected but unproven offense, usually by hanging, without the approval or authority of the law.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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