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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Her father, the late actor Henry Fonda, witnessed the lynching of a Black man during the 1919 Omaha race riots when he was 14, casting him into becoming a lifelong liberal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
It was only in 2022 that the US signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law, which makes lynching a federal hate crime offence.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
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
The law makes lynching a federal hate crime.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
Then again, I also understood that Kathy was only doing what students of my generation had done to help end lynching.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
