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
BjØRg-Norwegian
Nanuq-Native American, Inuit
Chuldah-Biblical Hebrew
Akanksha-Indian, Hindi
SpuriusSPUWR-i-uwsAncient Roman
Terezate-REZ-ah (Romanian)Czech, Portuguese (Brazilian), Bulgarian, Romanian