lynch

UK: /ˈlɪntʃ/ US: /lɪntʃ/ ,(linch)

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lynch /lɪntʃ/   v. [~ + object]

1. to put to death, esp. by hanging, by the action of a mob that does not have legal authority.

lynch•er, n. [countable]

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lynch  (linch), v.t. 

1. to put to death, esp. by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.

• verb, verbal use of lynch in lynch law 1825–35, American.

lynch′er, n. 
Synonyms

See hang. 

Lynch  (linch), n. 

1. Biographical John (Jack), born 1917, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.

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lynch / lɪntʃ/ verb

1. (transitive) (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial

Etymology: probably after Charles Lynch (1736–96), Virginia justice of the peace, who presided over extralegal trials of Tories during the American War of Independence

ˈlyncher noun

ˈlynching noun

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Lynch / lɪntʃ/ noun

1. David. born 1946, US film director; his work includes the films Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001), and Inland Empire (2006), and the television series Twin Peaks (1990, 1991, and 2017 )
2. John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917–99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966–73; 1977–79)