Lynching

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɪntʃɪŋ/

Origin

See lynch.

Full definition of lynching

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. — Jerry Stokes by Grant Allen

Related terms

• lynch
• show trial
• kangaroo court

Verb

1. Present participle of lynch