"Lynching" is a word in ENGLISH

d. 287.—Aot of parliament. A statute, law, or edict, made by the British sovereign, with the advice and consent of …

A synonym for lynch law, or the summary (and unauthorized) trlal of a person accused of crime and the lnfllc-tlon …

Summary jus-tice inflicted upon a marauder or felon witli-out a regular trlal, equivalent to “lynch law." So called from a …

A sort of lynch law, whereby a person was first punished and then tried, wharton

To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected …

of Lynch

One who assists in lynching.

The act or practice by private persons of inflicting punishment for crimes or offenses, without due process of law.

A term descriptive of the action of unofficial persons, organized bands, or mobs, who seize persons charged with or suspected …

To adjust, ascertain, or liqui-date; to pay. Partles are sald to settle an account when they go over lts ltems …