noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈlɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪntʃɪŋ
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of lynch
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: murder, slaying, execution
History
Etymology
From lynch + -ing, see lynch.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
私刑
(sīxíng)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Chinese Mandarin:
私罰 /私罚
(sīfá)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Finnish:
lynkkaus
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
French:
lynchage
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Galician:
linchamento
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
German:
Lynchjustiz
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Greek:
αυτοδικία
(aftodikía)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Greek:
λιντσάρισμα
(lintsárisma)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Greek:
λυντσάρισμα
(lyntsárisma)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Hungarian:
lincselés
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Japanese:
リンチ
(rinchi)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Japanese:
私刑
(shikei)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Korean:
린치
(rinchi)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Korean:
사형
(sahyeong)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Lithuanian:
li̇̀nčas
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Polish:
samosąd
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Polish:
lincz
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Polish:
lynch
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Polish:
lyncz
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Portuguese:
linchamento
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Portuguese:
linchagem
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Russian:
самосу́д
(samosúd)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Russian:
суд Ли́нча
(sud Línča)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Russian:
линчева́ние
(linčevánije)
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Serbo-Croatian:
ли̏нч
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Serbo-Croatian:
lȉnč
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Spanish:
linchamiento
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Swedish:
lynchning
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
Turkish:
linç etme
— execution of a person without a proper legal trial — see also vigilantism, taking the law into one's own hands
