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LYNCH LAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lynch law mean?
• LYNCH LAW (noun)
The noun LYNCH LAW has 1 sense:
1. the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law
Familiarity information: LYNCH LAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("lynch law" is a kind of...):
pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)
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