lynch mob

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(Sosyoloji, Toplumbilim) Linç güruhu
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A mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority
A lynch mob is an angry crowd of people who want to kill someone without a trial, because they believe that person has committed a crime
You can refer to a group of people as a lynch mob if they are very angry with someone because they believe that person has done something bad or wrong. Something approaching a lynch mob has been gathering against the Chancellor for even daring to consider higher interest rates. a group of people that kills someone by hanging them, without a legal trial

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lynch mobs
plural form of lynch mob
lynch mob

    Turkish pronunciation

    lînç mäb

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlənʧ ˈmäb/ /ˈlɪnʧ ˈmɑːb/

    Etymology

    [ 'linch ] (transitive verb.) 1836. lynch law.
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