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lynch 
  vt lyncher 

lynch mob 
  n 
  (lit) lyncheurs  mpl  
→ He claimed that they had been the victims of a racist lynch mob and alleged that the police had failed to investigate properly.   
  (fig)  (=critics) lyncheurs  mpl  
→ Something approaching a lynch mob has been gathering against the Chancellor for even daring to consider higher interest rates.   
→ It is in the public interest that sleaze is exposed. But it's time to call off the lynch mob.   



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