                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

&#8220;LYNCHING&#8221; DEFINED (§ 18.2-39)

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 &#8220;lynching.&#8221;

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 18.1-28; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.