Lynch Law Definition
noun
The lawless practice of killing by lynching.
Webster's New World
Origin of Lynch Law
Probably after Charles Lynch (1736–1796), American militiaman and justice of the peace who held summary extralegal trials and whippings of supposed Tory sympathizers in Virginia during the American Revolution
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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