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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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lynch  audio  (lnch) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
lynched, lynch·ing, lynch·es
To execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob.
ETYMOLOGY:
Short for lynch law

OTHER FORMS:
lyncher(Noun), lynching(Noun)


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