Mob justice

och·loc·ra·cy (

k-l

-s

)

n. pl. och·loc·ra·cies

Government by the masses; mob rule.

[French ochlocratie, from Greek okhlokrati : okhlos, mob; see wegh- in Indo-European roots + -krati, -cracy.]

ochlo·crat (

-kr

) n.

ochlo·cratic, ochlo·crati·cal adj.

ochlo·crati·cal·ly adv.

ochlocracy [ɒkˈlɒkrəsɪ]

n pl -cies

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) rule by the mob; mobocracy

[via French, from Greek okhlokratia, from okhlos mob + kratos power]

ochlocrat [ˈɒkləˌkræt] n

ochlocratic [ˌɒklɒˈkrætɪk] adj

ochlocracy

a rule or government by a mob. — ochlocrat, n. — ochlocratie, ochlocratical, adj.

See also: Mob

Ochlocracy rule by the mob, 1584.

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Noun

ochlocracy - a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses

mobocracy

form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power

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I may express reservations on the population's decision to apply mob justice, which is banned by the law," national police spokesman Pierre Chanel Ntarabaganyi said.

Two Burundi policemen stoned to death by AFP / AFP Global Edition

Were local people to arrive, they would assume we were responsible, and mob justice is instant and brutal.

The conflicted Samaritan: when a neighbor is beyond help by McGowan, Jo / Commonweal

They warn that the sharing of the information could lead to mob justice and cause paedophiles to adopt lower profiles, making them more difficult to monitor.

'Sarah's Law' trial run prompts vigilante fears by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

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