Cryptic crossword clue
Such law presumably implies a suspended sentence 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LYNCH

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What does LYNCH mean?

LYNCH verb
  1. To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
LYNCH noun
  1. A ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
  2. An acclivity; a small hill or hillock.

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