Lynching

Etymology
See etymology section of lynch article.

Noun

 * 1) Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially hanging
 * The police with difficulty prevented the swaying mass from lynching him on the spot. &mdash; Jerry Stokes by Grant Allen
 * 1) Any act of violence inflicted by a mob upon the body of another person.
 * Any act of violence inflicted by a mob upon the body of another person and from which death does not result shall constitute the crime of lynching in the second degree and shall be a felony. &mdash; South Carolina Code of Laws Section 16-3-220

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 私刑, 私罰, 私罚
 * Croatian:
 * French: lynchage (1)
 * Finnish: lynkkaus (1)
 * German: Lynchjustiz
 * Italian: linciaggio (1,2)


 * Japanese: リンチ, 私刑
 * Russian: самосуд, суд Линча, линчевание
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: линч
 * Roman: linč
 * Spanish: linchamiento

Related terms

 * lynch
 * show trial
 * kangaroo court

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