mob justice
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Rough justice demanded and administered by a mob.
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- The community feared that mob justice would prevail in the absence of proper law enforcement.
- Advocates for human rights condemned the act of mob justice in the village.
- The suspect was nearly subjected to mob justice before police intervened.
- Mob justice often leads to irreversible mistakes and further violence.
- They warned against the dangers of allowing mob justice to take root.
- The victim's family called for calm, pleading against mob justice.
- In times of chaos, the line between swift punishment and mob justice can blur.
- The government vowed to crack down on any instances of mob justice.
- Such summary executions are a form of brutal mob justice.
- The historical records showed a period dominated by mob justice and anarchy.