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Meanings of frontier justice in English

Russian
самосуд
Portuguese
autojustiça
Spanish
autojusticia

Extrajudicial punishment.

        самосуд

        The (unlawful) retaliation for an injustice that the affected person carries out himself.

              Synonyms
              Examples for "self-administered justice"
              Examples for "self-administered justice"
              1
              True, one can detect a taste for vigilante justice in many pictures.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Any watchdog effort is relegated to the realm of virtual vigilante justice.
              Wired
              3
              He didn't regret the kill; it hadn't been an act of vigilante justice.
              The vampire hunter the vampire hunter the vampire hunter
              4
              Smith said he left New Zealand to escape the " vigilante justice system".
              Radio NZ
              5
              It's not perfect, but vigilante justice is not the answer.
              By reason of insanity
              Usage of frontier justice in English
              1
              Foster thought this was frontier justice and urged another objection.
              Carmen's Messenger
              2
              Quinn, a passionate advocate for the mentally ill, and Bo, the defense attorney with a unique sense of frontier justice.
              By reason of insanity
              3
              They threw at and near batters regularly with a frontier justice mentality, the kind of machismo that mostly had disappeared from the game.
              The Yankee Years
              4
              "I'll settle for frontier justice and getting the hell away."
              Anvil of stars
              Translations for frontier justice
              Portuguese
              autojustiça