lynch (**린**치) — to kill someone illegally by hanging, especially as punishment by a mob without a legal trial
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to kill someone illegally by hanging, especially as punishment by a mob without a legal trial
Pronunciation (IPA): /lɪntʃ/
Korean meaning: 법적 절차 없이 군중이 사람을 불법적으로 교수형에 처하다, 사적 제재를 가하다
Korean pronunciation: **린**치
Example Sentences
- The movie depicted how innocent people were often lynched in the Wild West.
- Social media users sometimes try to digitally lynch celebrities over minor mistakes.
- The coach felt like the fans wanted to lynch him after the team's terrible performance.
lynch
VERB//lɪntʃ//
to kill someone illegally by hanging, especially as punishment by a mob without a legal trial
An angry frontier mob tries to lynch a man before the sheriff stops them.
They crept inch by inch, but justice made it a cinch to stop the lynch!
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Origin
18세기 미국 버지니아의 치안판사 찰스 린치(Charles Lynch)의 이름에서 유래되었습니다. 그는 미국 독립전쟁 당시 정식 재판 없이 토리당원들을 처벌했던 것으로 유명합니다.
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📝Examples
“The movie depicted how innocent people were often lynched in the Wild West.”
“Social media users sometimes try to digitally lynch celebrities over minor mistakes.”
“The coach felt like the fans wanted to lynch him after the team's terrible performance.”
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