Phrases with «lynching»

Lynching means when a group of people unlawfully takes someone's life, usually by hanging them, without a fair trial or proper authority. It is often done as a public act of violence and intimidation. Full definition

Sentences with «lynching»

  • The initiative's contribution to the show includes an interactive video display documenting (without the use of explicit photographs) thousands of lynchings of black Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (nytimes.com)
  • Things quickly get out of control as the lie starts to have adverse effects with a backlash of lynch mob proportions. (trespassmag.com)
  • Rounding out the Social Realist offerings in a section of the show called «Fighting With All Our Might,» on the seventh floor, are several drawings of lynchings by artists including Paul Cadmus, Harry Sternberg, and Abraham Jacobs. (artspace.com)
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