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Where did the word lynch come from

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Answer: "Captain William Lynch"

Step-by-step explanation:

Captain William Lynch was a self appointed judge, and he often sentenced people to die without holding a proper trial for the person. It was first labeled "Lynch's Law", but later the act of dying without trial, was just called "Lynching"

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