lynch

[linch] /lɪntʃ/
verb (used with object)
1.
to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority.
Origin
1825-35, Americanism; v. use of lynch in lynch law
Related forms
lyncher, noun
antilynching, adjective
Can be confused
hang, lynch (see synonym study at hang)
Synonym Study
See hang.

Lynch

[linch] /lɪntʃ/
noun
1.
John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
Examples from the web for lynch
  • He asked lynch if the filmmaker had any other scripts, but the director only had ideas.
  • lynch wrote two more drafts before he was satisfied with the script of the film.
  • Consequently, lynch would be left mostly unsupervised during production.
  • lynch thought that the change only made the scene more disturbing.
  • lynch was mostly successful in confining the violence to northern ireland.
  • Over the years, the lynch school has been actively involved in st.
British Dictionary definitions for lynch

lynch

/lɪntʃ/
verb
1.
(transitive) (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial
Derived Forms
lyncher, noun
lynching, noun
Word Origin
probably after Charles Lynch (1736–96), Virginia justice of the peace, who presided over extralegal trials of Tories during the American War of Independence

Lynch

/lɪntʃ/
noun
1.
David. born 1946, US film director; his work includes the films Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001), and Inland Empire (2006), and the television series Twin Peaks (1990)
2.
John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917–99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966–73; 1977–79)
Word Origin and History for lynch
v.

1835, from earlier Lynch law (1811), likely named after William Lynch (1742-1820) of Pittsylvania, Virginia, who c.1780 led a vigilance committee to keep order there during the Revolution. Other sources trace the name to Charles Lynch (1736-1796) a Virginia magistrate who fined and imprisoned Tories in his district c.1782, but the connection to him is less likely. Originally any sort of summary justice, especially by flogging; narrowing of focus to "extralegal execution by hanging" is 20c. Lynch mob is attested from 1838. The surname is perhaps from Irish Loingseach "sailor." Cf. earlier Lydford law, from a place in Dartmoor, England, "where was held a Stannaries Court of summary jurisdiction" [Weekley], hence:

Lydford law: is to hang men first, and indite them afterwards. [Thomas Blount, "Glossographia," 1656]
Related: Lynched; lynching.