Frontier justice

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Frontier justice is extrajudicial punishment that is motivated by the nonexistence of law and order or dissatisfaction with judicial punishment. The phrase can also be used to describe a prejudiced judge. Lynching, vigilantism and gunfighting are considered forms of frontier justice.

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Image: Huestis, Charles B. (active ca. 1856-ca. 1859), artist Town Talk, printer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.