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Meaning of "street justice" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF STREET JUSTICE

street justice


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STREET JUSTICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Street justice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STREET JUSTICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of street justice in the English dictionary

The definition of street justice in the dictionary is the punishment given by members of the public to people regarded as criminals or wrongdoers.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STREET JUSTICE

street cleaner · street cred · street credibility · street crime · street cry · street directory · street door · street fighting · street furniture · street guide · street level · street lighting · street luge · street map · street market · street number · street party · street people · street person · street photographer

WORDS THAT END LIKE STREET JUSTICE

armistice · bring to justice · chief justice · College of Justice · court of justice · European Court of Justice · injustice · International Court of Justice · interstice · justice · Lord Chief Justice · miscarriage of justice · natural justice · notice · obstruction of justice · poetic justice · restorative justice · rough justice · solstice · summer solstice · winter solstice

Synonyms and antonyms of street justice in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «street justice» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF STREET JUSTICE

Find out the translation of street justice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of street justice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «street justice» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

街道司法
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

justicia de la calle
570 millions of speakers
en

English

street justice
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सड़क न्याय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدالة الشارع
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

улица правосудия
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

rua justiça
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

রাস্তায় ন্যায়বিচার
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

justice de la rue
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Jalan keadilan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Das Gesetz der Straße
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ストリート正義
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

거리 정의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kaadilan dalan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công đường phố
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தெரு நீதி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रस्त्यावर न्याय
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Sokak yargısı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

giustizia di strada
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

sprawiedliwość ulicy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

вулиця правосуддя
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

justiție stradă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δρόμο της δικαιοσύνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

straat reg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gata rättvisa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gatejustis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of street justice

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STREET JUSTICE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of street justice
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «street justice».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about street justice

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STREET JUSTICE»

Discover the use of street justice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to street justice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Street Justice
Zito's astonishing recovery from this experience, and the unique kind of stardom he forged based on hard work and sheer will, is a testament to his courage, his ambition, and his indomitable heart-a testament now recorded unflinchingly in ...
Chuck Zito, Joe Layden, 2003
2
Street Justice: Retaliation in the Criminal Underworld
This study examines the structure, process and forms of retaliation in contemporary urban America where street criminals employ it instead of recourse to the criminal justice system.
Bruce A. Jacobs, Richard Wright, 2006
3
Street Justice: A History of Police Violence in New York City
A professor of history at Boston college unravels the cycles of police brutality and subsequent reform movements within the history of New York City, beginning with the foundation of the NYPD in 1845 and concluding in the present. Reprint.
Marilynn S. Johnson, 2004
4
Dirt Street Justice: Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
Young Dr. Paul Allan Kelly traveled many times to southern Texas on vacations, developing such a passion for the region and its people that he eventually moved to Treasure, Texas, to practice medicine.
Walter E. Brady, 2011
5
Street Justice Served
This heartbreaking story starts in a place called the criminal circle where you will meet those who will capture you, judge you and then sentence you under the laws of Street Justice.
James Jones, 2013
6
Homeboy's Soul: Pride, Terror, and Street Justice in America
Cruise the barrio with a vato loco.
Don Armijo, Fred Stawitz, 2010
7
Philadelphia: Street Justice
Billie, whose father was murdered when she was a child, becomes a high-powered Philadelphia lawyer in order to take down criminals, legally or illegally.
Treasure Hernandez, 2013
8
Street Justice
This is the story line, but the point I am trying to get across is that the failures of the past are becoming evident in the present and making the future predictable.
Ray Scott, 2004
9
Street Justice
"When top federal prosecutor Kate Spencer loses a case against a super-villain--setting him free to kill again--she breaks the laws she's long upheld to become Los Angeles' newest crimefighting vigilante"--P. [4] of cover.
Marc Andreyko, 2005
10
Philadelphia: Street Justice
Treasure Hernandez. first reaction was terror. She thought for sure she was going to get arrested. But after she thought about it for a few more minutes her reaction turned to delight. The scumbag got what he deserved. Knowing that shehad ...
Treasure Hernandez, 2013

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STREET JUSTICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term street justice is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Toronto police officer punched man he carded in a case of 'street
A Toronto cop doled out illegal “street justice” to a black man who'd done nothing wrong, a judge has found. Superior Court Justice Frederick L. Myers censured ... «MetroNews Canada, May 15»
2
Violent offenders avoid courts with soft on the street justice
It is an informal agreement which may include apologising to the victim or fixing any damage caused, instead of being put through the criminal justice system. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 13»
3
The Ugly Face of Street Justice in Sierra Leone
Residents of the country's sprawling, seaside capital, Freetown, often prefer to administer summary justice than to rely on an inefficient judicial system. Credit: ... «Inter Press Service, Jan 13»
4
Police deal with one in eight crimes with on the street justice
Restorative justice can range from making amends for a crime, such as an ... for street resolution, as it was fondly likened to the day of Dixon of Dock Green.”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 12»
5
Street justice
Cuomo's right-hand man for years, often working behind the scenes to bring cases against Wall Street firms, had a coming-out party of sorts on Monday when his ... «New York Post, Aug 12»
6
No 'Justice' In A Cage Match With Plausibility
He makes you an offer: His organization will exact immediate street justice on the rapist and ask only for a "favor" somewhere down the line. The nature of that ... «NPR, Mar 12»
REFERENCE
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