mob law

Example Sentences

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"It's mob law," said the Lieutenant, indignantly, "and I won't stand for it."

From The Barrier by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

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

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.

I was the only one who protested, for the simple reason that I do not believe in mob law.

From A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life by Siringo, Chas. A.

No attempt was made by the mayor or police to quell the disturbance and mob law reigned supreme.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted