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/ˈlɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ · noun
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.
Atlanta newspapers fanned the flames of racial hatred by carrying stories of lynchings and calling for a renewed Ku Klux Klan to “control” blacks.
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Lynching means Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The police with difficulty prevented the swaying mass from lynching him on the spot.
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