frontier justice
extrajudicial punishment that is motivated by the nonexistence of law and order or dissatisfaction with judicial punishment
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frontier justice
Summary
frontier justice ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- frontier justice is a type of crime[2].
- frontier justice is a type of extrajudicial punishment[3].
- frontier justice is a type of police work[4].
- frontier justice is a type of political activity[5].
- frontier justice comprises vigilantism[6].
- frontier justice comprises shootout[7].
- frontier justice's partially coincident with is recorded as execution[8].
- frontier justice's partially coincident with is recorded as lynching[9].
- frontier justice's practiced by is recorded as vigilante[10].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include crime[2], extrajudicial punishment[3], police work[4], and political activity[5].
Use and Application
Components include vigilantism[6], a social phenomenon[11] and shootout[7].
Why It Matters
frontier justice ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]