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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "linčuvam",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "линчувам"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linxar"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "執行私刑"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "zhíxíng sīxíng",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynčovat"
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynchen"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "meglincsel"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linseáil"
},
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linciare"
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "rinchi-o kuwaeru",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "リンチを加える"
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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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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linczować"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "zlinczować"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linchar"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "linčevátʹ",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "линчева́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raspravljátʹsja samosúdom",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "расправля́ться самосу́дом"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "ли̏нчовати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"tags": [
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"word": "lȉnčovati"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linchar"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lyncha"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "long-bprà-chaa-tan",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "ลงประชาทัณฑ์"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linç etmek"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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"2": "lynche",
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"2": "linĉi",
"bor": "1"
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"2": "linciare",
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"2": "linchar",
"bor": "1"
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"2": "lyncha",
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"2": "リンチ",
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"To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob."
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"roman": "linčuvam",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "линчувам"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linxar"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "執行私刑"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhíxíng sīxíng",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynčovat"
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynche"
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linĉi"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynkata"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lyncher"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linchar"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lynchen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "meglincsel"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linseáil"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linciare"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "rinchi-o kuwaeru",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "リンチを加える"
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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": "pl",
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"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linczować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "zlinczować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linchar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "linčevátʹ",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "линчева́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raspravljátʹsja samosúdom",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "расправля́ться самосу́дом"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "ли̏нчовати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "lȉnčovati"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linchar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "lyncha"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "long-bprà-chaa-tan",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "ลงประชาทัณฑ์"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linç etmek"
},
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "execute without a proper legal trial",
"word": "linçlemek"
}
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"1811",
"Charles Lynch (jurist)",
"Lynch law",
"William_Lynch_(Lynch_law)",
"lynching"
],
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