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<p>Created page with &quot; Historical expression. Charles Lynch (1736-1796) was an American planter, politician, military officer and judge who headed a kangaroo court in Virginia to punish Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. The terms &quot;lynching&quot;, &quot;lynch law&quot;, or &quot;Judge Lynch&quot; are believed to be derived from his surname. == In the Sherlock Holmes stories == * Scowrer <a href="/wiki/Morris" title="Morris">Morris</a> suggested that &quot;a Judge Lynch that might try the case&quot; if they became too repressive (<a href="/wiki/VALL" class="mw-redirect" title="VALL">VALL</a> {{refcanon|VALL|2...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> Historical expression.<br /> <br /> Charles Lynch (1736-1796) was an American planter, politician, military officer and judge who headed a kangaroo court in Virginia to punish Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. The terms &quot;lynching&quot;, &quot;lynch law&quot;, or &quot;Judge Lynch&quot; are believed to be derived from his surname.<br /> <br /> <br /> == In the Sherlock Holmes stories ==<br /> <br /> * Scowrer [[Morris]] suggested that &quot;a Judge Lynch that might try the case&quot; if they became too repressive ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|2915}}).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> [[Category:Characters (all stories)|Lynch, Judge]]<br /> [[Category:Characters (Sherlock Holmes stories)|Lynch, Judge]]</div>

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