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lynch

VT ฆ่า แขวนคอ ด้วย อำนาจศาล เตี้ย  ลง ประชาทัณ ฑ์  ka-kwem-ko-duai-am-nad-san-tie

 

lynch law

N กฎ เถื่อน  กฎ ของ ศาลเตี้ย 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LYNCH

Lynch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lynched; p. pr. & vb. n. Lynching. ] Etym: [See Note under Lynch law. ]

 

Defn: To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law.

 

LYNCHER

LYNCHER Lynch "er, n.

 

Defn: One who assists in lynching.

 

LYNCH LAW

LYNCH LAW Lynch " law `

 

Defn:. The act or practice by private persons of inflicting punishment for crimes or offenses, without due process of law.

 

Note: The term Lynch law is said to be derived from a Virginian named Lynch, who took the law into his own hands. But the origin of the term is very doubtful.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lynch

lynch |linCH lɪntʃ | verb [ with obj. ] (of a mob ) kill (someone ), esp. by hanging, for an alleged offense with or without a legal trial. DERIVATIVES lynch er noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Lynch's law, early form of lynch law the practice of killing an alleged criminal by lynching, named after Capt. William Lynch, head of a self-constituted judicial tribunal in Virginia c. 1780.

 

Lynch, David

Lynch, David |lɪntʃ | (b.1946 ), American film director; full name David Keith Lynch. Lynch uses compelling visual images in his films to emphasize a quality of subtle mystery or menace. He is noted for films including Blue Velvet (1986 ) and Wild at Heart (1990, for which he won an Oscar ), and for his television series Twin Peaks.

 

Lynchburg

Lynch burg |ˈlinCHˌbərg ˈlɪntʃbərɡ | a city in west central Virginia, near the Blue Ridge Mountains; pop. 72,596 (est. 2008 ).

 

lynchet

lynchet |ˈlɪn (t )ʃɪt | noun a ridge or ledge formed along the downhill side of a plot by ploughing in ancient times. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably from dialect linch rising ground ; compare with links .

 

lynch mob

lynch mob |ˈlɪntʃ ˌmɑb | noun a band of people intent on lynching someone.

 

lynchpin

lynch pin |ˈlinCHˌpin ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn | noun variant spelling of linchpin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lynch

lynch |lɪn (t )ʃ | verb [ with obj. ] (of a group of people ) kill (someone ) for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging. DERIVATIVES lyncher noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Lynch's law, named after Capt. William Lynch, head of a self-constituted judicial tribunal in Virginia c. 1780.

 

Lynch, David

Lynch, David |lɪntʃ | (b.1946 ), American film director; full name David Keith Lynch. Lynch uses compelling visual images in his films to emphasize a quality of subtle mystery or menace. He is noted for films including Blue Velvet (1986 ) and Wild at Heart (1990, for which he won an Oscar ), and for his television series Twin Peaks.

 

Lynchburg

Lynch burg |ˈlinCHˌbərg ˈlɪntʃbərɡ | a city in west central Virginia, near the Blue Ridge Mountains; pop. 72,596 (est. 2008 ).

 

lynchet

lynchet |ˈlɪn (t )ʃɪt | noun a ridge or ledge formed along the downhill side of a plot by ploughing in ancient times. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably from dialect linch rising ground ; compare with links .

 

lynch mob

lynch mob noun a band of people intent on lynching someone.

 

lynchpin

lynch |pin noun variant spelling of linchpin.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lynch

lynch verb he was lynched by the mob: execute illegally, hang, kill; informal string up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lynch

lynch verb six policemen were lynched by angry crowds: hang, hang by the neck; execute, put to death, kill, murder; informal string up, do in, bump off, knock off; literary slay; rare gibbet.

 

Duden Dictionary

lynchen

lyn chen schwaches Verb |l y nchen auch ˈlɪnçn̩ |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « englisch to lynch, zugrunde liegt der Familienname Lynch, vielleicht der eines W. Lynch, des Vorsitzenden eines selbst ernannten Bürgergerichts in Virginia (USA ) gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts (meist von einer aufgebrachten Volksmenge ) als ungesetzliche Bestrafung für eine (als Unrecht angesehene ) Tat töten der Pöbel hätte den Verdächtigen am liebsten gelyncht

 

Lynchjustiz

Lynch jus tiz Substantiv, feminin , die |L y nchjustiz |(meist durch eine aufgebrachte Volksmenge vorgenommene ) Misshandlung oder Tötung eines Menschen ohne vorherige Gerichtsverhandlung als (ungesetzliche ) Bestrafung für etwas, was dieser begangen hat oder begangen haben soll Lynchjustiz üben

 

Lynchmord

Lynch mord Substantiv, maskulin , der |L y nchmord |Mord durch Lynchjustiz

 

French Dictionary

lynchage

lynchage n. m. nom masculin Action de lyncher. Prononciation La première syllabe se prononce comme le nom lin, [lɛ̃ʃaʒ ] Note Orthographique l y nchage.

 

lyncher

lyncher v. tr. verbe transitif Exécuter sommairement, sans jugement régulier. aimer Prononciation La première syllabe se prononce comme le nom lin, [lɛ̃ʃe ] Note Orthographique l y ncher.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lynch

lynch /lɪn (t )ʃ /〖正当な裁判をせず無法者を処罰した米国の治安判事William Lynch より 動詞 es /-ɪz /; ed /-t /; ing 他動詞 〈群衆が 〉 (法的手続きを経ずに )〈人 〉を絞首刑にする , 私刑 [リンチ ]により殺す (!殺す 」のではなく単に 「制裁する 」の意味ではbeat upが一般的 ) .~́ l w 私刑, リンチ .~́ m b 私刑 [リンチ ]を加える暴徒 .

 

lynching

l nch ing 名詞 C U 私刑, リンチ .

 

lynchpin

l nch p n 名詞 linchpin .