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Definition of Lynch law

Lynch law
Lynch law Lynch" law` 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.

Meaning of Lynch law from wikipedia

- 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...
- terms "lynch law" and "lynching." The term "Lynch's Law" was used as early as 1782 by a prominent Virginian named Charles Lynch to describe his actions...
- The William Lynch speech, also known as the Willie Lynch letter, is an address purportedly delivered by a William Lynch (or Willie Lynch) to an audience...
- Virginia to punish Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. The terms "lynching" and "lynch law" are believed to be derived from his surname. He was born in 1736...
- Lynching was the widespread occurrence of extrajudicial killings which began in the United States' pre–Civil War South in the 1830s and ended during the...
- Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law classroom (恐怖女子高校　暴行リンチ教室, Kyōfu joshikōkō: bōkō rinchi kyō****su) is a 1973 ****anese film in the sukeban (delinquent...
- without due process of law by a group of people organized internally and not authorized by a legitimate government. Lynchers may claim to be issuing...
- Peace Corps. After returning to the United States, Lynch earned a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 1992. He then worked for two years as a clerk...
- dela****. The lynching drew crowds of thousands, and led the Illinois State Legislature to p**** a series of anti-lynch and anti-mob laws that led to major...
- 1890s, Wells do****ented lynching in the United States in articles and through pamphlets such as Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all its Phases and The...