to lynch

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English - Turkish
linç etmek
linç etmek
linç et
{i} linç
(isim) linç
Iynch law linç kanunu
(fiil) linç etmek
yargılamadan öldürmek
English - English
To commit an act of violence by a mob upon the body of another person
To execute without a proper legal trial, especially by hanging
{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)
See Lynch law
kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"
To execute without a proper legal trial
{f} execute without a trial (especially by hanging)
To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person
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)
kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child
to lynch
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