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lynch law
lynch lawn. The practice of lynching: "the injustices suffered by black citizens—disfranchisement, lynch law and mob rule" (Scot French).
[Probably after Charles Lynch (1736-1796), American militiaman and justice of the peace who held summary extralegal trials and whippings of supposed Tory sympathizers in Virginia during the American Revolution.]lynch law n (Law) the practice of condemning and punishing a person by mob action without a proper trial lynch′ law`
n. the administration of summary punishment, esp. death, upon a presumed offender by a mob. [1805–15, after the self-instituted tribunals presided over by William Lynch (1742–1820) of Pittsylvania, Va., c1776] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lynch law - the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of lawpractice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" |
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