单词 | lynch law |
释义 | lynch law the administration of summary punishment, esp. death, upon a suspected, accused, or convicted person by a mob acting without legal process or authority. [1805-15, Amer.; after the self-instituted tribunals presided over by William Lynch (1742-1820) of Pittsylvania, Va., c1776] |
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