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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-39 — "Lynching" defined

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 2: Crimes by Mobs, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-39

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-39Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any act of violence by a mob upon the body of any person, which shall result in the death of such person, shall constitute a "lynching."

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