- Section
- Stuff I Looked Up
- Type
- Explanation
- Date
- March 8, 2022
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- 588
“A ‘lynching,’ or ‘to lynch someone,’ is an illegal killing by a group. So when a mob executes someone, that’s called a lynching, regardless of the method. We often associate lynching with hanging, as that’s very common, but it’s not required. It’s also not technically required to be related to…”