See lynch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2018, “Europe's Flashpoints” (2:12 from the start), in Close Up — The Current Affairs Documentary, episode 2, (narration regarding the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt) (actor), via Deutsche Welle TV, av-44888523, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2018:",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "linčuvam",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "линчувам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linxar"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "zhíxíng sīxíng",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "執行私刑 /执行私刑"
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynčovat"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynche"
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linĉi"
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{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"lang_code": "et",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lintšima"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynkata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lyncher"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linchar"
},
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynchen"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "meglincsel"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linseáil"
},
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"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linciare"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "rinchi-o kuwaeru",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "リンチを加える"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "shikei-o kuwaeru",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "私刑を加える"
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"code": "lt",
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"lang_code": "lt",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynsje"
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynsje"
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{
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linczować"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "zlinczować"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linchar"
},
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "линчева́ть"
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"code": "ru",
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"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "raspravljátʹsja samosúdom",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "расправля́ться самосу́дом"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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"word": "ли̏нчовати"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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"word": "lȉnčovati"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linchar"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lyncha"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "long-bprà-chaa-tan",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "ลงประชาทัณฑ์"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linç etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linçlemek"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lin-sơ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linsơ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
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"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "hành quyết"
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"code": "vi",
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"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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