Lynching
Lynching noun - Putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law.
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Violence and lynching are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Violence" instead a noun "Lynching".
Nearby Word: lynched
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The 1876 election led to the Republicans backing out and pulling its forces out of the South, which immediately led to Jim Crow, electioneering violence, and the rise of lynching in the South.
Source: Violence Is the Only Option - Also in Japan, card games intended for young players have images of blood and gore, religious symbols, lynching,domestic violence, and masochism.
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Black citizens take a wry amusement at the Dixie Mob leader's lynching and other acts of violence, eventually elevating Lincoln Clay to folk hero status.
Source: Video Game / Mafia III
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