Meaning of LYNCH LAW
| Pronunciation: | | linch lo
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[n] the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law |
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| | See Also: | | pattern, practice | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lynch" law`\
The act or practice by private persons of inflicting
punishment for crimes or offenses, without due process of
law.
Note: The term Lynch law is said to be derived from a
Virginian named Lynch, who took the law into his own
hands. But the origin of the term is very doubtful.
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| | Related Terms: | | anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism, anarchy, antinomianism, chaos, confusion, criminal syndicalism, disorder, disorderliness, disorganization, disruption, misrule, mob law, mob rule, mobocracy, nihilism, ochlocracy, primal chaos, rebellion, revolution, syndicalism, tohubohu, turmoil, unruliness |
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