lynching
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈlɪnt.ʃɪŋ/ us/ˈlɪnt.ʃɪŋ/
私刑（常指绞刑）
the act of killing someone without a legal trial, usually by hanging (= killing using a rope around the neck)
At the time, lynchings were commonplace. 在当时私刑是很常见的。
She wrote about the travesty of racially motivated lynching. 她写过文章谈论出于种族原因而施行的私刑的低劣性。
See: lynch
- More examples
- There was a lynching of one of the suspected terrorists.
- The lynching of two soldiers was reported.
- The video showed shocking images of real lynchings.