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lynch
verb[ T ]
uk /lɪntʃ/ us /lɪntʃ/
If a crowd of people lynch someone who they believe is guilty of a crime, they kill them without a legal trial, usually by hanging (= killing using a rope round the neck).用私刑处死（通常指绞刑）
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lynch | American Dictionary
lynch
verb[ T ]
us/lɪntʃ/
(of a group of people) to kill someone who has not been found guilty of a crime at a legal trial, esp. by hanging (= killed using a rope around the neck)
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