lynching
noun
- premeditated extrajudicial killing by a group
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈlɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: From lynch + -ing, see lynch.
- Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
“The police with difficulty prevented the swaying mass from lynching him on the spot.”
“Atlanta newspapers fanned the flames of racial hatred by carrying stories of lynchings and calling for a renewed Ku Klux Klan to “control” blacks.”
verb
Etymology: From lynch + -ing, see lynch.
- present participle and gerund of lynch