street justice

British  

noun

1. the punishment given by members of the public to people regarded as criminals or wrongdoers

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Example Sentences

Hugh Dancy and Odelya Halevi in “Street Justice,” the 25th season opening episode of “Law & Order.”

From Los Angeles Times

Weathers’ additional television and film credits include “Happy Gilmore,” “Street Justice,” “Brothers” and “Toy Story 4.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The policy arguments may be better addressed across the street,” Justice Gorsuch told Mr. McGill, referencing Congress in the U.S.

From Washington Times

One option is directly across the street: Justice Park, a 17-acre tract filled with tennis courts, open fields and trails snaking through dense forest.

From Washington Post

If that relationship "deteriorates significantly," Richard Rosenfeld, a criminologist at the University of St. Louis-Missouri, told Salon's Igor Derysh in February, "that simply widens the space for street justice to take hold."

From Salon