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lynch law

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  1. 1. The act or practice by private persons of inflicting punishment for crimes or offenses, without due process of law. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law Source: wordnet
  3. 3. . The act or practice by private persons of inflicting punishment for crimes or offenses, without due process of law. Note: The term Lynch law is said to be derived from a Virginian named Lynch, who took the law into his own hands. But the origin of the term is very doubtful. Source: webster
  4. 4. . The act or practice by private persons of inflictingpunishment for crimes or offenses, without due process of law. Source: adambom
  5. 5. The act or practice by private persons of inflicting punishment for crimes or offenses, without due process of law. Source: ecdict

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