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anti-lynching

anti-lynching

6.4
A law or campaign to stop mob killings and punish people who do them
  • noun
  • /ˌæn.tiˈlɪŋ.tʃɪŋ/
translation icon : ley antilinching
  • The anti-lynching bill was passed by Congress last year.

Examples

  • Activists organized an anti-lynching campaign to raise awareness about the issue.

  • The museum displayed documents from early anti-lynching movements in American history.

  • The senator introduced an anti-lynching bill to address racial violence in the country.

  • Many activists support anti-lynching efforts across the country.

  • The senator introduced an anti-lynching bill to address racial violence in the country.

  • Activists organized an anti-lynching campaign to raise awareness about the issue.

  • The museum displayed documents from early anti-lynching movements in American history.

Surface Forms

anti-lynching singular
anti-lynchings plural

Morphology

anti-lynching = lynching (transparent) = anti + lynch + ing

The noun sense keeps the same compositional anti- + lynching structure, with the base meaning still coming from lynch + -ing.

Etymology

Anti-lynching joins anti- ('against') with lynching, which comes from the name 'Lynch' and means killing by a crowd without a trial. So as a noun, an anti-lynching is a law, bill, or campaign that is 'against' and tries to stop those killings.