OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 12956

lynch

/lɪnt͡ʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
linchar
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
Public anger erupted. Soldiers were lynched in the streets including young recruits proven to have been deceived by their generals about the true intentions of the attack.