mob law
Example Sentences
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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 Adams, F. Colburn (Francis Colburn)
"It is hard to believe that they would yield up their country to mob law."
From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.
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
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
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 Smith, Francis Hopkinson
