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lyncher
This term carries an extremely heavy emotional and historical weight, specifically associated with racial violence and extrajudicial killings. It is almost exclusively used in a negative, condemnatory context to describe individuals who bypass the rule of law to enact violent "justice."
Because the word describes a specific act of mob violence, it is rarely used in casual conversation and is most frequently found in historical accounts, legal documents, or sociological discussions regarding human rights abuses and systemic violence.
Meanings
Examples
The mob acted as judge and jury, and every lyncher in the crowd felt justified.
He was branded a lyncher after the horrific events of that summer.
No lyncher was ever brought to justice for the crime.
The witness described the lead lyncher as a tall man with a scar.
They were nothing more than a bloodthirsty lyncher and his followers.
The town feared that any local lyncher might strike again if the trial was delayed.
Who could have imagined that a respected citizen would become a lyncher?