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LYNCH

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To hang. Usually in reference to a lynch mob; a mob seeking to kill a person for an offense by hanging without the authority of law. … [Read more...]

LUNAR

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That which belongs to the moon; relating to the moon as a lunar month. See Month. … [Read more...]

LYNCH LAW

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A term descriptive of the action of unofficial persons, organized bands, or mobs, who seize persons charged with or suspected of crimes, or take them out of the custody of the law, and inflict summary punishment upon them, without legal trial, and without the warrant or authority of law. See State v. Aler, 39 W. Va. 549, 20 S. E. 585; Bates' Ann. St. Ohio, 1904, … [Read more...]

LUNATIC

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A person of deranged or unsound mind; a person whose mental faculties are in the condition called "lunacy," (q. v.) Lunaticus, qui gaudet in lucidis in tervallis. He is a lunatic who enjoys lucid intervals. 1 Story, Cont. … [Read more...]

LYNCH-LAW

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A common phrase used to express the vengeance of a mob, inflicting an injury, and committing an outrage upon a person suspected of some offence. In England this is called Lidford Law. Toml.L. Dict. art. Lidford Law. … [Read more...]

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