| 释义 |
Idiom rough justice a punishment that is not fair or is too severe.New evidence suggests that the girls were given rough justice.
idiomrough justiceunfair when people are punished or rewarded in a way that is unfair, especially a way that is not legal:In the inner city, the police were seldom seen and groups of young men dealt out rough justice.Landowners received only rough justice from the compensation system set up by the government.
rough justiceExcessive punishment. I know a lot of citizens wouldn't mind administering some rough justice to those thugs, but that's not what we stand for. rough justice 1 treatment, especially punishment, that is approximately fair. 2 treatment that is not at all fair or not in accordance with the law.rough ˈjustice punishment or rewards given without enough care so that people feel they have been unfairly treated: The pensioners complained that they had received rough justice when their claim for an increase in benefits was rejected without discussion. |