LYNCHING

lynching

(noun) putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

lynching (plural lynchings)

Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.

Verb

lynching

present participle of lynch

Source: Wiktionary

LYNCH

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

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