mob law
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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.
What we call nowadays mob law had not yet made its appearance—that is, in connection with witchcraft.
From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Notestein, Wallace
Nevertheless, there is no proof that mob law prevailed in Belgium, as it did in Germany.
From What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it by Smith, Thomas F. A.
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
"No," said Brookhouse, shortly, "I'm going home; I don't believe in mob law."
From Out of a Labyrinth by Lynch, Lawrence L.