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
Chandra-Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
ElseEL-se (Danish, Norwegian), EL-sə (German, Dutch)Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
JessiJES-eeEnglish (Modern)
GisÈLezhee-ZELFrench
Nero (2)NE-roItalian
Snorre-Norwegian