lynched

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Verb lynch has 1 sense

lynch - kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"
--₁ is one way to kill

Derived form: noun lynching₁
Sample sentence:
They want to lynch the prisoners

Definitions from the Web

Lynched

Part of Speech: Verb
Definition: To execute a person, typically by hanging, without lawful approval or a fair trial, especially as a punishment for a presumed offense.

Sense 1:

Usage: Popular
Definition: Executed by hanging, usually by an angry mob.
Example Sentence: The innocent man was unjustly lynched by a violent mob.

Sense 2:

Usage: Local
Definition: Executed by hanging, as a consequence for a real or imagined crime, carried out by the local community.
Example Sentence: In the small town, perpetrators were often lynched as a severe form of punishment.

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