LYNCH


Meaning of LYNCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lɪntʃ ]

v.tr. (of a body of people) put (a person) to death for an alleged offence without a legal trial. ølynch law the procedure of a self-constituted illegal court that punishes or executes. øølyncher n. lynching n. [Lynch's law, after Capt. W. Lynch of Virginia c.1780]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.