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lynch

Definition

To kill (someone, especially a Black person) by mob action and without legal authority; often by hanging.

한국어 법적 권한 없이 mob 행동으로 사람을 죽이다

Example

"He was lynched by an angry mob despite not being convicted of a crime."
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