Vocabulary – Leo Frank Lynching
Lynching
Verb
to seize somebody believed to have committed a crime and put him or her to death immediately and without trial, usually by hanging
Convicted
Verb
To be declared guilty
Dispose
Verb
Get rid of – usually secretly
Commuted
Verb
To reduce a legal sentence to a less severe one
Prominent
Adjective
Distinguished, eminent, or well-known
Pardoned
Verb
To officially release from any, or any further, punishment somebody who has committed a crime or wrongdoing
August 17, 1915: Leo Frank Lynching
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