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lynching
noun as in hanging
Strong match
Example Sentences
What follows is a surreal adventure complete with harrowing eugenics experiments and lynchings, hair’s-breadth escapes and unlikely alliances.
This breathtakingly ambitious show tells the story of the 1913 trial of Leo Frank, a gross miscarriage of justice that culminated in his antisemitic lynching.
The lynching of Frank was a precipitating moment for the rise of the KKK in the early 20th century.
He sued CNN for defamation last month, comparing their report to a "digital lynching."
Robinson's defamation lawsuit — filed in Wake County, North Carolina earlier this week — called the story a "digital lynching."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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