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lynch

/lɪntʃ/ verb · British & US
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What does lynch mean?

verb

To kill or punish someone, especially by hanging, without a legal trial. To gather a group of people to attack and kill someone.

Example

"The mob was about to lynch the accused man, but the police arrived just in time to stop them."

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