lynch mob

English - Turkish

Definition of lynch mob in English Turkish dictionary

(Sosyoloji, Toplumbilim) Linç güruhu

English - English

Definition of lynch mob in English English dictionary

A mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority

A lynch mob is an angry crowd of people who want to kill someone without a trial, because they believe that person has committed a crime

You can refer to a group of people as a lynch mob if they are very angry with someone because they believe that person has done something bad or wrong. Something approaching a lynch mob has been gathering against the Chancellor for even daring to consider higher interest rates. a group of people that kills someone by hanging them, without a legal trial

Related Terms

lynch mobs

plural form of lynch mob

Turkish pronunciation

lînç mäb

Pronunciation

/ˈlənʧ ˈmäb/ /ˈlɪnʧ ˈmɑːb/

Etymology

[ 'linch ] (transitive verb.) 1836. lynch law.