LYNCH
lynch
(verb) kill without legal sanction; “The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
lynch (third-person singular simple present lynches, present participle lynching, simple past and past participle lynched)
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
Synonyms
• (execute without a proper legal trial): string up
Etymology 2
Noun
lynch (plural lynches)
Alternative form of linch
Etymology
Proper noun
Lynch
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Lynch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lynched; p. pr. & vb. n. Lynching.] Etym:
[See Note under Lynch law.]
Definition: To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms
of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See
Lynch law.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition