Frontier justice is extrajudicial punishment that is motivated by the nonexistence of law and order or dissatisfaction with judicial punishment.
[1] The phrase can also be used to describe a prejudiced judge.
[2] Lynching,[1] vigilantism and gunfighting are considered forms of frontier justice.
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