mob law

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It hardly need be said, that without exception, the current of English thought deprecates the rule of mob law, and the conscience of England is shocked by the revelation made during the present crusade.

From The Red Record Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States by Wells-Barnett, Ida B.

The duel is a relic of barbarism and should be no longer tolerated; it is mob law, really, and indefensible, with two persons defying the statutes instead of a thousand.

From Kennedy Square by Smith, Francis Hopkinson

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

From The Barrier by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

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

One cannot expect mob law to be tolerant or to understand the myriad issues and influences which go to make up any given event.

From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell