- present participle of lynch.
lynching
Example Sentences
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It was only in 2022 that the US signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law, which makes lynching a federal hate crime offence.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
In spite of all that, Diddy's mother recently defended her son on Sunday and accused the media and others of engaging in a "public lynching."
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
The law makes lynching a federal hate crime.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
He also said that signing the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which made lynching a federal hate crime, in March 2022, was “one of the great honors of my career.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Mrs. Malloy says Negro people came here to escape lynching and inhumane treatment.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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