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lynch

The correct spelling is lynch.

How to pronounce lynch

verb

IPA: /lɪntʃ/

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The correct spelling is lynch. To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

noun

  1. 1.A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
  2. 2.An acclivity; a small hill or hillock.

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