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
Themba-Southern African, Zulu
Lionel['laiənl]
Gianmarcojahn-MAHR-koItalian
Carina (1)kə-REEN-ə (English), kah-REE-nah (German)English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Walters[.wɔ:ltəz]
Chetan-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada