mob law
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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 Thomas F. A. Smith
George Belcher, a Union soldier, but not in sympathy with mob law, heard of Judy's plans, and through Sam Colwell and Zach Cooper, neighbors, I was warned in the evening of the intended raid.
From The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself by Cole Younger
I think I said something about mob law.
A man acting in your capacity," said the factor, "should never make use of such expressions-never give encouragement to mob law.
From Manuel Pereira by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams