Definition of "lynch"

lynch¹

/lɪnt͡ʃ/

verb
third-person singular simple present lynches, present participle lynching, simple past and past participle lynched
1. To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
  Quotations
  Public anger erupted. Soldiers were lynched in the streets including young recruits proven to have been deceived by their generals about the true intentions of the attack.
  2018, “Europe's Flashpoints” (2:12 from the start), in Close Up — The Current Affairs Documentary‎, episode 2, (narration regarding the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt) (actor), via Deutsche Welle TV, av-44888523, archived from the original on 2018-07-31

lynch²

/lɪnt͡ʃ/

noun
plural lynches
1. Alternative form of linch