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street justice
noun
- the punishment given by members of the public to people regarded as criminals or wrongdoers
Example Sentences
By 2023, the total reduction from pre-Duterte levels was estimated at 17% 鈥 not unsubstantial, but it鈥檚 worth considering that drug deaths in America plunged by a similar level in just one year, from 2023 to 24, without any masked assassins in balaclavas dispensing state-sponsored street justice.
One irony, which 鈥淭he Boys鈥 sometimes explores and other times simply embodies, is that superhero stories often cater to the same fantasies that authoritarian movements do: a strong hand to protect you from predators; swift, extrajudicial street justice; powerful leaders who can act unilaterally; the simple thrill of watching an enemy be obliterated.
Weathers鈥 additional television and film credits include 鈥淗appy Gilmore,鈥 鈥淪treet Justice,鈥 鈥淏rothers鈥 and 鈥淭oy Story 4.鈥
Police wanted to inflict "street justice" on the pair for killing the cop.
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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