lynching -
Execution of a person by mobaction without due process of law, especially hanging.
lynching -
Any act of violence inflicted by a mob upon the body of another person.
Verb
lynching -
Present participle of lynch.
Wikipedia
Lynching is extrajudicial execution carried out by a mob, often by hanging, but also by burning at the stake and shooting, in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate, control, or otherwise manipulate a population of people, however large or small. It is related to other means of social control that arise in communities, such as charivari, riding the rail, and tarring and feathering. Lynchings were more frequent in times of social and economic tension, and often were means by the politically dominant population to oppress social challengers.
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lynching The execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially hanging.
