Lynch vs. Linch

Lynch vs. Linch — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Lynch and Linch

Lynchverb

To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

Linchnoun

A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.

Lynchverb

kill without legal sanction;

The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child

Linchnoun

An acclivity; a small hill or hillock.

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