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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1391835,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350903,"identifier":"18.2-39","token":"18.2\/4\/2\/18.2-39","url":"\/18.2-39\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-39\/","token":"18.2\/4\/2\/18.2-39","dublin_core":{"Title":"“Lynching” defined","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-39","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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.”<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n“LYNCHING” DEFINED (\u00a7 18.2-39)\n\nAny act of violence by a mob upon the body of any person, which shall result in\nthe death of such person, shall constitute a “lynching.”\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-28; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}