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
Norwood['nɔ:.wud]
MarloweMAHR-loEnglish (Rare)
BartoszBAHR-tawshPolish
PetraPET-rah (Finnish), PET-rə (English)German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, English
Angra Mainyu-Persian Mythology
Aliviaə-LIV-ee-əEnglish (Modern)