mob law

The duel is a relic of barbarism and should be no longer tolerated; it is mob law, really, and indefensible, with two persons defying the statutes instead of a thousand.

From Kennedy Square by Francis Hopkinson Smith

William Cullen Bryant, editor of The Post, one of the purest men that ever stood at the head of a daily paper, also spoke out grandly against mob law, and for the rights of woman.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

A man acting in your capacity," said the factor, "should never make use of such expressions-never give encouragement to mob law.

From Manuel Pereira by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

George Belcher, a Union soldier, but not in sympathy with mob law, heard of Judy's plans, and through Sam Colwell and Zach Cooper, neighbors, I was warned in the evening of the intended raid.

From The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself by Cole Younger

"With mills and mill-hands," her ladyship announced to Mr. Laurence, the mill-owner, when chance first threw them together, "with mills and mill-hands come murder, massacre, and mob law."

From A Fair Barbarian by Frances Hodgson Burnett