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To: longnshort who wrote (371886)2/24/2008 4:54:23 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1586100
 
"The term lynching probably derived from the name Charles Lynch (1736-96), a justice of the peace who administered rough justice in Virginia."

So? He wasn't a JP when he engaged in those acts. Nor was he acting under the authority of the Virginia colony.

Look up "rough justice".