Associations to the word «Lynch»

Wiktionary

LYNCH, verb. (pejorative) To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging.
LYNCH, noun. Alternative form of linch
LYNCH, proper noun. A surname​.
LYNCH LAW, noun. The practice of condemning and punishing a person by mob action without a proper trial
LYNCH MOB, noun. A group of vigilantes intent on lynching someone.
LYNCH MOBS, noun. Plural of lynch mob

Dictionary definition

LYNCH, verb. Kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King