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Lynching - Wikipedia The origins of the word lynch are obscure, but it likely originated during the American Revolution The verb comes from the phrase Lynch Law, a term for a punishment without trial
Lynching | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica Both terms are derived from the name of Charles Lynch (1736–96), a Virginia planter and justice of the peace who, during the American Revolution, headed an irregular court formed to punish loyalists
LYNCH Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of LYNCH is to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal approval or permission How to use lynch in a sentence
History of Lynching in America - NAACP Washington was a 17-year-old Black teen lynched in Waco, Texas, by a white mob that accused him of killing Lucy Fryer, a white woman
Lynch syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Lynch syndrome is a condition that increases the risk of many kinds of cancer This condition is passed from parents to children Families that have Lynch syndrome have more instances of cancer than expected
Lynching - New World Encyclopedia Lynching is a form of violence, usually murder, considered by its perpetrators as extra-legal punishment for offenders, or as a terrorist method of enforcing social domination It is characterized by a summary procedure ignoring, or even contrary to, the strict forms of law
Lynching in the United States - Wikipedia Lynching was the widespread occurrence of extrajudicial killings which began in the United States' pre–Civil War South in the 1830s, slowed during the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and continued until 1981