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frontier justice

extrajudicial punishment that is motivated by the nonexistence of law and order or dissatisfaction with judicial punishment
Class type of: crime, extrajudicial punishment, police work Q914841

Facts

4 properties
Subclass of
crime, extrajudicial punishment, police work, political activity[1][2][3][4]
Has part(s)
vigilantism, shootout[5][6]
Partially coincident with
execution, lynching[7][8]
Practiced by
vigilante[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en frontier justice de Selbstjustiz es castigo extrajudicial fa عدالت خودسر fi oman käden oikeus fi omankädenoikeus fr auto-justice he צדק בגבולות he צדק גבול hu önbíráskodás id main hakim ja 自警団 ja ヴィジランテ ko 자구행위 nl eigen richting nl eigenrichting pt autojustiça ro justiție automată ro justiție frontieră ru самосуд
🔖 Identifiers · 5
GND ID
7573635-4
Freebase ID
/m/06zqfyy
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
1067387
YSO ID
11413
Yale LUX ID
concept/58f522e4-a79e-40f5-8d16-d4f6bb7e80b6

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🔗 Connections
Subtypes 5
lynching, blood feud, vigilantism, Gjakmarrja, Khachaturian sisters case
← Main subject 5
Once Upon a Time in the West, The Salesman, Watch Dogs, Heaven, The Player
← Facet of 4
vigilantism, shootout, vigilante, armed non-state actor
Subclass of 3
crime, extrajudicial punishment, political activity
Has part(s) 2
vigilantism, shootout
Partially coincident with 2
lynching, execution
Examples 1
killing of Muammar Gaddafi
Practiced by 1
vigilante
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Vigilante films
← Field of work 1
Solid Snake
← Has characteristic 1
Feme murders
← Partially coincident with 1
lynching
← Said to be the same as 1
summary execution
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  1. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → crime, extrajudicial punishment, police work +1
    Partially coincident with → execution, lynching
    Practiced by → vigilante
    Has part(s) → vigilantism, shootout
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 11413, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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