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lynchable

lynchable adjective: punishable by lynching.

Adjective

lynchable (not comparable)

  1. Punishable by lynching.
    • a lynchable offence
    • Why the group lynched Vega remains unclear, but the fact that a Catholic Mexican had murdered a Protestant Anglo minister, no matter what the political motivations, placed Vega outside the bounds of civilized society and made him lynchable and punishable by mob rule.2002, Maria E. Montoya, Translating Property

Origin of lynchable

From lynch + -able.

Questions about lynchable

What does lynchable mean?
Lynchable means punishable by lynching.
What part of speech is lynchable?
Lynchable is an adjective.

Words near lynchable in the dictionary

  1. lynch
  2. lynch law
  3. lynch mob
  4. lynch mobs
  5. Lynch syndrome
  6. lynchable
  7. Lynchburg
  8. lynched
  9. lynchee
  10. lynchees
  11. lyncher

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