{i} family name; David Lynch (born 1946), Film and television director; John Lynch (1917-1999), Irish politician, prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966-1973, 1977-1979)
If an angry crowd of people lynch someone, they kill that person by hanging them, without letting them have a trial, because they believe that that person has committed a crime. They were about to lynch him when reinforcements from the army burst into the room and rescued him. + lynching lynchings lynch·ing Some towns found that lynching was the only way to drive away bands of outlaws. Irish political leader who served as prime minister of Ireland (1966-1973 and 1977-1979). if a crowd of people lynches someone, they kill them, especially by hanging them, without using the usual legal process (William Lynch (1724-1820), U.S. citizen who organized illegal trials in Virginia)