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
MetteME-de (Danish)Danish, Norwegian
Goizane-Basque
Mikha'il-Arabic
LudolfLOO-dawlf (German)German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Elfrida-English (Rare)
Zeynep-Turkish