What is to inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law called?

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lynch — To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law. (Webster's 1913.)

What is to inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law called?

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