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street justice

noun

  1. the punishment given by members of the public to people regarded as criminals or wrongdoers
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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鈥淭he policy arguments may be better addressed across the street,鈥 Justice Gorsuch told Mr. McGill, referencing Congress in the U.S.

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