to seize and punish someone believed to have committed a crime
lynch
A pain-relieving cream or ointment
Liniment
Grief or distress resulting from serious misfortune
Woe
Hip, buttocks, or upper thigh of an animal
Haunches
audience
public, assembly, crowd, spectators, viewers
Putting or keeping someone or something out of sight; hiding
Concealing
In an unrelentingly harsh or cruel way
Brutally
Provided comfort to someone who is distressed or saddened
Consoled
An act or occasion of winning or being victorious
Triumph
anonymous
nameless, undisclosed, unsigned, unidentified, unattested
Highly unacceptable; deserving criticism
Reprehensible
Beat, battered, or tore at a person or animal
Mauled
Pulled away in a frightened manner
Cringed
In an obedient manner; without protest
Dutifully
atheist
sceptic, unbeliever, doubter, agnostic, non-theist
Cringing or moving backward defensively in fear
Cowering
Feeling or expressing great contempt for someone or something
Scornful
In a hostile, unsociable, or morose way
Sullenly
In a hostile, aggressive, or fighting manner
Belligerently
Dilemma
problem, difficulty, puzzle, conundrum, tricky situation
Caused somebody to be confused or puzzled
Bemused
Downcast, disappointed, or humiliated
Crestfallen
Behaved in a whining or self-pitying way
Sniveled
In a hostile, aggressive, or fighting manner
Belligerently
defamation
slander, character assassination, scandal, calumny, vilification