Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
antilynching. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
antilynching, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
antilynching in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
antilynching you have here. The definition of the word
antilynching will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
antilynching, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
anti- + lynching
Adjective
antilynching (not comparable)
- Opposed to the practice of lynching
1895, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, The Red Record:Writing from London, to the Chicago Inter Ocean, Nov. 25, 1894, the distinguished compiler of our last census, Hon. Robert P. Porter, gives the American people a most interesting review of the antilynching crusade in England, submitting editorial opinions from all sections of England and Scotland, showing the consensus of British opinion on this subject.
- (law) Prohibiting the practice of lynching
1998 March 27, Cara Jepsen, “Days of the Week”, in Chicago Reader:The year before, he donated his earnings from his performance in Eugene O'Neill's All God's Chillun Got Wings to Jewish refugees fleeing Germany, and in 1945 he worked to get Harry Truman to support an antilynching law.
Translations
prohibiting the practice of lynching