lynching

lynch +‎ -ing. See lynch.

• IPA^(key): /lɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/

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lynching (plural lynchings)

1. Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
   • 1891, Grant Allen, Jerry Stokes:

     The police with difficulty prevented the swaying mass from lynching him on the spot.

• lynch
• show trial
• kangaroo court

lynching

1. present participle and gerund of lynch