Lynch (redirected from lynched)

Lynch  (lnch), John Known as "Jack." 1917-1999.

Irish political leader who served as prime minister of Ireland (1966-1973 and 1977-1979).

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lynch  (lnch)

tr.v. lynched, lynch·ing, lynch·es

To punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry.

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[Short for lynch law.]

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lyncher n.

lynching n.

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lynch [lɪntʃ]

vb

(Law) (tr) (of a mob) to punish (a person) for some supposed offence by hanging without a trial

[probably after Charles Lynch (1736-96), Virginia justice of the peace, who presided over extralegal trials of Tories during the American War of Independence]

lyncher  n

lynching  n

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Lynch [lɪntʃ]

n

1. (Biographies / Lynch, David (1946 M, US, FILMS AND TV: director) David. born 1946, US film director; his work includes the films Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), and Mulholland Drive (2001) and the television series Twin Peaks (1990)

2. (Biographies / Lynch, John (1917-1999) M, Irish, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) John, known as Jack Lynch. 1917-99, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1966-73; 1977-79)

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

lynch - kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

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lynch

verb hang, kill, execute, put to death, string up (informal), send to the gallows They were about to lynch him when reinforcements arrived.

Translations

lynch [lɪntʃ]

A. VT → linchar

B. CPD lynch law N → ley f del linchamiento
lynch mob N muchedumbre dispuesta a linchar a alguien

lynch [ˈlɪntʃ] vt → lyncher
lynch mob n

(lit) → lyncheurs mpl

(fig) (= critics) → lyncheurs mpl

lynch

vt → lynchen

lynch [lɪntʃ] vt → linciare

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lynch [lɪntʃ] vt → linciare