lynch mob

lynch mob
UK / US noun [countable]
Word forms "lynch mob":
singular lynch mob plural lynch mobs
1) a group of people who lynch someone who has not been proved guilty of any crime
2) any group of angry people who want to take action that is not officially allowed

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