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 Definitions of lynch  [ɪntʃ]  

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Definition of 'lynch' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) lynch
to put to death, esp. by hanging, by mob action.

2. (n.) Lynch
John (Jack), 1917–99, prime minister of Ireland 1966–73, 1977–79.


Definition of 'lynch' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) lynch
kill without legal sanction
"The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"


Definition of 'lynch' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) lynch
to inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law



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