English Dictionary: lynch | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for lynch | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lynch \Lynch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lynched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lynching}.] [See Note under {Lynch law}.] To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See {Lynch law}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Lynch, KY (city, FIPS 48540) Location: 36.96454 N, 82.91363 W Population (1990): 1166 (529 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40855 Lynch, NE (village, FIPS 29750) Location: 42.83090 N, 98.46685 W Population (1990): 296 (183 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68746 |