What does LYNCH mean?
Definitions for LYNCH
lɪntʃlynch
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word LYNCH.
Princeton's WordNet
lynchverb
kill without legal sanction
"The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"
Wiktionary
lynchverb
To execute without a proper legal trial, especially by hanging.
lynchverb
To commit an act of violence by a mob upon the body of another person.
Etymology: First attested 1835, from Lynch law that appeared in 1811. There is a popular claim that it was named after William Lynch, but equally strong arguments would have it named after Charles Lynch.
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lynch
1. As a verb, "lynch" refers to the act of carrying out an extrajudicial execution by a group, often by hanging, in order to punish an alleged transgressor or enforce conformity with a group's rules or norms. 2. As a surname, "Lynch" is of Irish origin and is common in English-speaking countries. Note: The term lynch, particularly as a Verb, is associated with historic racism, violence, and injustice.
Webster Dictionary
Lynchverb
to inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law
Etymology: [See Note under Lynch law.]
Wikidata
Lynch
Lynch is a city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. It was plotted in 1917 by the US Coal and Coke Company as a company town to house workers at the company's nearby coal mines. It was named for then head of the company, Thomas Lynch. By the 1940s, Lynch had a population of more than 10,000 and had such amenities as a hospital and movie theatre. The population declined dramatically in the 1960s and 1970s as mining techniques shifted to less labor-intensive methods. In the 2010 census, the city population was 747, down from 900 in 2000. Lynch is the nearest city to Kentucky's highest point, Black Mountain, elevation 4,145. Sitting at an elevation of 1,716 feet above sea level, Lynch is Kentucky's highest incorporated city. Lynch is adjacent to Appalachia, Virginia.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lynch
linsh, v.t. to judge and punish without the usual forms of law.—n. Lynch′-law (Amer.), a kind of summary justice exercised by the people. [From Charles Lynch (1736-96) of Virginia.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LYNCH
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lynch is ranked #259 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Lynch surname appeared 117,708 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 40 would have the surname Lynch.
82.3% or 96,874 total occurrences were White.
11.7% or 13,819 total occurrences were Black.
2.5% or 2,966 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.7% or 2,095 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1% or 1,259 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.5% or 694 total occurrences were Asian.
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Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of LYNCH in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of LYNCH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of LYNCH in a Sentence
The Republican Majority Leader announced over the weekend that he was going to hold this nomination of Loretta Lynch until the bill, which is pending before the Senate passes, whenever that may be, and so Loretta Lynch, the first African-American woman nominated to be attorney general, is asked to sit in the back of the bus when it comes to the Senate calendar. That is unfair. It's unjust. It is beneath the decorum and dignity of the United States Senate. This woman deserves fairness.
I love my son and have great respect for him as an artist but he is dead wrong in calling police officers, particularly in New York City where I grew up, murderers, he is a passionate man and that comes out in his art but sometimes he lets his passion blind him to the facts and to reality. I believe that is what happened when he joined in those anti-cop protests. Quentin Tarantino was speaking at a rally protesting police brutality when he said : This is not being dealt with in any way at all. That's why we are out here. If it was being dealt with, then these murdering cops would be in jail or at least be facing charges. When I see murders, I do not stand by, Quentin Tarantino added. I have to call a murder a murder, and I have to call the murderers the murderers. Quentin Tarantino made his comments just days after a New York City police officer was killed in the line if duty. PBA president Patrick J. Lynch said he appreciated Tony Tarantino's comments.
Whatever they did -- the risk reward was greater, they were trying to suspend Marshawn [Lynch] for gold shoes -- that really affects the game if you suspend Marshawn for gold shoes, but then you got balls being deflated and that's an issue.
There are those who offer themselves as leaders who even play politics with a nomination of our nations chief law enforcement officer, finally, Loretta Lynch will be able to assume the position she has trained her lifetime for.
I'm not a big Mike Pence fan, but I really respect what Mike Pence did, i really think Mike Pence was extremely brave to go back into the Capitol with folks who wanted to lynch Mike Pence and carry through with Mike Pence responsibilities.
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- lynčovatCzech
- lynchenGerman
- lincharSpanish
- lynkataFinnish
- lyncherFrench
- linseáilIrish
- lincharGalician
- meglincselHungarian
- 私刑を加える, リンチを加えるJapanese
- lynchenDutch
- zlinczować, linczowaćPolish
- lincharPortuguese
- расправляться самосудом, линчеватьRussian
- lȉnčovati, ли̏нчоватиSerbo-Croatian
- lynchaSwedish
- லிஞ்ச்Tamil
- ประชาทัณฑ์Thai
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