noun
Etymology: probably after William Lynch died 1820 American vigilante
: the act or practice by a self-constituted court of condemning a person and usually inflicting death upon him for a presumed crime or offense without due process of law
noun
Etymology: probably after William Lynch died 1820 American vigilante
: the act or practice by a self-constituted court of condemning a person and usually inflicting death upon him for a presumed crime or offense without due process of law
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012