summary justice
Swift, informal judgment
Summary justice is punishment carried out immediately, without the usual legal procedures—often by authorities acting unilaterally or by a mob.
The term implies swift, sometimes harsh action that bypasses formal trials: The sheriff was known for dispensing summary justice.
It can describe legitimate expedited proceedings or extrajudicial violence, depending on context.
- lynchingExtrajudicial killing by mob
- mob ruleDominance by unruly crowds
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
- kangaroo courtIllegitimate proceeding ignoring procedure
show trial · arbitrary detention · firing squad · fairness · human rights · sentencing · on the spot · moral dilemma · equity · utilitarianism · plea bargain · military tribunal · martial law · drumhead trial
- vigilantismvigilante, vigilantism, lynch mob, lynching, posse
summary justicedue process
Guaranteed judicial fairness
trial by jury · judicial process · court proceedings · fair trial · legal proceedings
summary justicedue process
Guaranteed judicial fairness
presumption of innocence · right to counsel · habeas corpus · defendant's rights · legal safeguards
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