lynch
verb (used with object)
to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
lynching
Example Sentences
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The National Memorial is the first institution of its kind dedicated to the legacy of the Black Americans who were the victims of the racial terror of lynching.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
He added that he was "neither a rapist nor a predator" and lamented that it was his word against the "trial by media and lynching" that he faced.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
“When he was doing the Ida B. Wells, I’d come visit Richard and he’d have a stack of seven different books on Ida B. Wells — lynching, photographs and history,” Ott said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
The law makes lynching a federal hate crime.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
Also, we worked on reports and materials that seek to deepen the national conversation about the legacy of slavery and lynching and our nation's history of racial injustice.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
