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lynched
past simple and past participle oflynch
lynch
verb[ T ]
uk /lɪntʃ/ us /lɪntʃ/
If a crowd of people lynch someone who they believe is guilty of a crime, they kill them without a legal trial, usually by hanging (= killing using a rope round the neck).用私刑处死（通常指绞刑）
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