lyncher
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈlɪnʧər/
- Offensive
:
linchador
- It was particularly skeptical that the lynchers could have removed Hill without collusion.
Examples
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Community members were horrified to discover that lynchers had formed a secret group to punish suspected criminals.
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The Justice Department placed the case "under active study" and dispatched FBI agents to determine if the lynchers had violated Hill's civil rights.
Academic text (2011) -
The sheriff claimed that his efforts to find the lynchers had delayed him from seeking assistance from the state's chief executive.
Academic text (2011) -
The historian wrote about the lynchers who operated outside the law in the early 20th century.
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Many activists gathered to remember the victims of lynchers who acted with impunity during a violent period in history.
Synonyms
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3.4
A person who illegally kills another person on purpose
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A person who enforces the law or punishes criminals without legal permission
Antonyms
How Responsible
- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lyncher comes from the old phrase Lynch law, a name from 1700s America linked to a man called Lynch who punished people outside the courts, according to one popular story. So a lyncher is someone who joins a mob to punish or kill a person 'without trial'.