lynch mob

/ˌlɪntʃ ˈmɑb/
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Other forms: lynch mobs

Definitions of lynch mob
  1. noun
    a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority
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    type of:
    mob, rabble, rout
    a disorderly crowd of people
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