lynch

verb2

1. •
   To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

   • Public anger erupted. Soldiers were lynched in the streets including young recruits proven to have been deceived by their generals about the true intentions of the attack. — 2018
2. •
   (informal) To castigate severely.

   • I telephoned Bill Brandon in Oxford and begged him to get the new refrigeration unit into production before I got lynched. — 2024