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Lynch Law

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Noun

1. lynch law

the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lynch Law

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noun
the practice of condemning and punishing a person by mob action without a proper trial

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Lynch Law

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the lawless practice of killing by lynching

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lynch Law

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n.
The practice of lynching: "the injustices suffered by black citizens—disfranchisement, lynch law and mob rule" (Scot French).

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