Lynch vs. Lyncher — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lynch and Lyncher
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Lynch
To punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry.
Lyncher
To punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry.
Lynch
To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
Lyncher
One who lynches.
Lynch
To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law.
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Lyncher
One who assists in lynching.
Lynch
Kill without legal sanction;
The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child
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