legal execution, n.All

Legal execution (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠nothing more than spontaneous violence made into ritual — which is why a stoning can slide back into a lynching without changing its form.