lynch

US /lɪntʃ/
UK /lɪntʃ/
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私刑处死, 处以私刑

to kill someone, especially by hanging, without a legal trial and often by a mob

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Historically, mobs would sometimes lynch individuals accused of crimes.
历史上,暴徒有时会私刑处死被指控犯罪的人。
The community vowed to never again allow anyone to be lynched.
社区发誓绝不再允许任何人被私刑处死