The phrase "attempted lynching" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions or reports regarding incidents of racial violence or hate crimes where an act of lynching was attempted but not completed.
Example: "The community was outraged after the news of the attempted lynching surfaced, prompting calls for justice and accountability."
Alternatives: "failed lynching" or "lynching attempt".
It was an attempted lynching.
Last summer, a mob of Jewish teenagers pummeled a Palestinian youth nearly to death in what was widely condemned as an attempted lynching.
And you cannot tell me that a film with a flashback about an attempted lynching is going for the light side (Dave Chappelle's show on Comedy Central notwithstanding).
Racism, Violence and Youth in Israel: Young Israelis Held in Attack on Arabs Seven Israeli teenagers were in custody on Aug. 20, accused of what a police official and several witnesses described as an attempted lynching of several Palestinian youths, laying bare the undercurrent of tension in this ethnically mixed but politically divided city.
JERUSALEM — Seven Israeli teenagers were in custody on Monday, accused of what a police official and several witnesses described as an attempted lynching of several Palestinian youths, laying bare the undercurrent of tension in this ethnically mixed but politically divided city.
But despite his best efforts the so-called "kill the gays" law was passed in February 2014, and led to a significant rise in attacks against LGBT people, including mob violence, homes being burned down, evictions, arrests and an attempted lynching.
Villagers then attempted to lynch Mr Rao, tying him to a pole, throwing kerosene on him and setting him on fire, reports the Indian Express.
But there are conflicting reports from AP, who claim Ashraf said only one man was burned to death, while the crowd attempted to lynch another as they searched for people connected to the attack.
CNN Turk news channel said Kurdish seasonal farm labourers in the town of Beypazari near the capital Ankara barely escaped a group that attempted to lynch them.
Infuriated, Tibaut sought help from neighbouring overseers in attempting to lynch Northup, who was rescued by Ford's overseer, Anderson Chafin (referred to as Chapin in 12 Years a Slave).
In retaliation, Tibeats and his friends attempt to lynch Northup, but they are prevented by Ford's overseer, Chapin, though Northup is left in the noose standing on tiptoe for many hours.
