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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lynch \Lynch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lynched}; p. pr & vb n.
{Lynching}.] [See Note under {Lynch law}.]
To inflict punishment upon especially death, without the
forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected
person. See {Lynch law}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lynch
v : kill without legal sanction; by a mob
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Lynch, KY (city, FIPS 48540)
Location: 36.96454 N, 82.91363 W
Population (1990): 1166 (529 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 40855
Lynch, NE (village, FIPS 29750)
Location: 42.83090 N, 98.46685 W
Population (1990): 296 (183 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68746
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