tr.v., lynched, lynch·ing, lynch·es.
To punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry.
[Short for LYNCH LAW.]
lyncher lynch'er n.lynching lynch'ing n.
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