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lynching

/ˈlɪn.tʃɪŋ/

翻译: 指一群人未经合法审判程序而私自处死某人的行为,通常作为一种私刑惩罚。, 指未经合法审判,通常由人群私自将某人(尤其是被指控犯罪者)处死,常采用绞刑等方式。

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noun

/ˈlɪn.tʃɪŋ/C1formal
  • zh指一群人未经合法审判程序而私自处死某人的行为,通常作为一种私刑惩罚。

A noun referring to the act of putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law, typically as a form of extrajudicial punishment.

  1. Mob executionC1formal

    The act of a mob killing someone, typically by hanging, without a legal trial or due process.

    zh私刑处死

    • The history books detail the tragic lynching of innocent people.
    • Lynching was used as a tool of racial terror and intimidation.
    • Communities were devastated by the practice of lynching.

    同义词lynch law

词形
  • lynchings plural form
  • lynchings' possessive plural form
  • lynching's possessive singular form

verb

lynch/lɪntʃ/C1formal
  • zh指未经合法审判,通常由人群私自将某人(尤其是被指控犯罪者)处死,常采用绞刑等方式。

A verb meaning to kill someone, especially by hanging, for an alleged offense without a legal trial, typically carried out by a mob.

  1. Kill without legal sanctionC1formal

    To execute someone, typically by hanging, without a lawful trial, often as a form of mob justice.

    zh私刑处死

    • The mob threatened to lynch the accused man before the sheriff arrived.
    • Historically, many innocent people were lynched due to racial prejudice.
    • The community was horrified by the plan to lynch the prisoner.

    同义词executegibbethangstring up

词形
  • lynched past participle
  • lynched past simple
  • lynching present participle
  • lynches third person singular