lynching
Meaning of lynching
verb
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
noun
Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
Information about lynching
- The plural form of lynching is: lynchings.
- Languages in which lynching is used:
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Hyphenation of lynching
lynch-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- lynching is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Translation of lynching
- French: lynchage
- Spanish: linchamiento
- Portuguese: linchagem
- German: Lynchjustiz
Words that rhyme with lynching
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