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lynching

lynching In this historical source, lynching is used as an example of the community acting together to avenge an act it sees as hostile to social welfare.

In this historical source, lynching is used as an example of the community acting together to avenge an act it sees as hostile to social welfare. It refers to communal vengeance or punishment carried out by the public rather than by a single injured person.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Crime (in sociology)” (Crime (in sociology)).
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