lynching

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.

Japanese Meaning

法の手続きに従わず、暴徒によって行われる処刑行為、特に絞首刑によるもの

The historian's lecture detailed the lynching that stained the town's history and the long fight for justice that followed.

歴史家の講義は、その町の歴史に汚点を残した法の手続きを経ない私刑（特に絞首）と、それに続く正義を求める長い闘いについて詳しく述べていた。

Sense（1）

Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.

The police with difficulty prevented the swaying mass from lynching him on the spot.

lynchings

（ plural ）