Definition of Lynchings. Meaning of Lynchings. Synonyms of Lynchings

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Definition of Lynchings

Lynching
Lynch Lynch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lynched; p. pr. & vb. n. Lynching.] [See Note under Lynch law.] To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law.

Meaning of Lynchings from wikipedia

- whether the real William Lynch even owned slaves at all. Lynchings took place in many parts of the world over the centuries. Lynchings took place in the United...
- Southerners. Lynchings in the U.S. reached their height from the 1890s to the 1920s, and they primarily victimized ethnic minorities. Most of the lynchings occurred...
- The Indian WhatsApp lynchings are a spate of mob-related violence and killings following the spread of rumours, primarily relating to child-abduction...
- evidence of rape. The 1920 lynchings are the only known instance of lynching of African-Americans in Minnesota. Twenty other lynchings were recorded in Minnesota...
- women were also lynched. More than 73 percent of lynchings in the post–Civil War period occurred in the Southern states. White lynchings of black people...
- information. The lynching is discussed in the 2004 do****entary, Linciati: Lynchings of Italians in America, directed by M. Heather Hartley. Lynchings of Italians...
- Merrill (officially Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated), previously branded Merrill Lynch, is an American investment management and wealth...
- Look up lynch or Lynch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lynch may refer to: Lynch Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica Lynch Point, Marie Byrd...
- David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, painter, visual artist, musician, actor and philanthropist. Lynch has received critical...
- Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the musical comedy series...