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
Evgeniyev-GYE-nee (Russian), eev-GYE-nee (Russian)Bulgarian, Russian
Marge[ma:dʒ]
Eduards-Latvian
Berry (1)BER-eeEnglish
TylerTIE-lərEnglish
TemÜJin-Medieval Mongolian