mob law
Example Sentences
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"It is hard to believe that they would yield up their country to mob law."
From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.
"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 Burnett, Frances Hodgson
When he saw, however, that mob law was about to usurp the place of the Republican institutions for which he had striven, he leaned towards the court and advocated the sacrosanctity of the King's person.
From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various
Nothing saved Dominicus, either from mob law or a court of justice, but an eloquent appeal made by the young lady in his behalf.
From From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
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 Younger, Cole
