Jersey justice



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Jersey justice

A punishment or act of justice that is or appears to be much more severe than the offence warrants. Primarily heard in UK. Twenty years in jail for stealing a car? That sounds like Jersey justice to me.
See also: justice

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Craft[krɑ:ft]
Sroel-Yiddish
Anupama-Indian, Hindi
Dana (2)DAY-nəEnglish
Wigand-Ancient Germanic
KennedyKEN-ə-deeEnglish, Irish