{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-39","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-39","heading":"\"Lynching\" defined","body":"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.\"Code 1950, § 18.1-28; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 4. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON","Article 2. CRIMES BY MOBS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-39/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"c09a40decbf27daec00b2341148f321789fbe80af8c0c4d6ece9dd92030ddf2b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-38","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}