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Lynching vs Execution - What's the difference?

lynching | execution |

As nouns the difference between lynching and execution

is that lynching is execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging while execution is execution.

As a verb lynching

is .

lynching

English

(wikipedia lynching)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Execution of a person by mob action without due process of law, especially by hanging.
    • The police with difficulty prevented the swaying mass from lynching''' him on the spot.'' — ' Jerry Stokes by

    Related terms

    * lynch * show trial * kangaroo court

    Verb

    (head)

    • execution

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
  • *
  • The state of being executed (accomplished).
    • The battle plan was successfully executed .
  • The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
  • (legal) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
  • (legal) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
  • (computing) The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
    • The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker .
    Whenever the matrix inversion function executed the program crashed.

    Derived terms

    * execution style * posthumous execution

    Related terms

    * execute * executioner * executive * executor

    Hyponyms

    * (penalty of death) crucifixion, electrocution, hanging, lethal injection

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