lynching

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Noun lynching has 1 sense

lynching - putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
--₁ is a kind of murder, slaying, execution

Derived form: verb lynch₁

Verb lynch has 1 sense

lynch - kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"
--₁ is one way to kill

Derived form: noun lynching₁
Sample sentence:
They want to lynch the prisoners

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