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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Stokes is clear that he does not know whether Fortune's death was a lynching, or whether race played a part at all.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In spite of all that, Diddy's mother recently defended her son on Sunday and accused the media and others of engaging in a "public lynching."
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
But the title’s blunt, irrefutable statement carries Allison Russell toward harsh thoughts about racism, slavery, exploitation, lynching and sin — and then to an unexpected coda.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
The country singer labeled allegations that the song or video made references to lynching or that it is racially charged as “meritless” and “dangerous.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
Mrs. Malloy says Negro people came here to escape lynching and inhumane treatment.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
