lynch
VerbSubstantivin Dialogen belegt
- //lɪnt͡ʃ//
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
Verb
- 1
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
Public anger erupted. Soldiers were lynched in the streets including young recruits proven to have been deceived by their generals about the true intentions of the attack.
- 2
To castigate severely.
I telephoned Bill Brandon in Oxford and begged him to get the new refrigeration unit into production before I got lynched.
Herkunft
First attested 1835, from Lynch law, which appeared in 1811. There is a popular claim that it was named after William Lynch, but equally strong arguments would have it named after Charles Lynch. For the surname, see Lynch. Ultimately a possible doublet of linch.
Substantiv
- 1
Variante von linchAlternative form of linch.
Formen
- Plural
- lynches
- Präteritum
- lynched
- Partizip II
- lynched
- Partizip I
- lynching
- 3. Person Singular
- lynches
lynch · To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
Lynch · A surname from Irish.Lynette · A female given name from Welsh.Lynn · A local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.