lynch law
lynch law
Definition
☆ lynch law
noun
the lawless practice of killing by lynching
Etymology: formerly Lynch's law, after Capt. W. Lynch (1742-1820), member of a vigilance committee in Pittsylvania, Virginia (1780)
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