lynch law

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lynch law

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uncountable The practice of condemning and punishing a person by mob action without a proper trial. Anarchy still reigns in this new country;—not only have the miners to defend their persons and their acquisitions against the incursions from Indian tribes; not only are crimes and offences common (lynch law maintaining a permitted existence instead of laws and police); but every one appears to hold

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@misc{lynch_law_2026,
  title = {lynch law},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lynch%20law},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}