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Lynch Mob

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Noun

1. lynch mob

a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority

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Lynch Mob

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noun
1. 
a group of people who condemn and punish a person without a fair trial
He claimed that they had been the victims of a racist lynch mob.
2. 
a group of people who criticize someone severely and try to bring about the person's downfall
Something approaching a lynch mob has been gathering against the Chancellor for even daring to consider higher interest rates.
It is in the public interest that sleaze is exposed. But it's time to call off the lynch mob.

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