Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Jedburgh justice
A brand of justice involving punishment (esp. execution) first and trial afterwards. ( The term alludes to Jedburgh, a Scottish border town where in the 17th century raiders were said to have been hanged without the formality of a trial. Jedburgh justice differs from lynch law in that the former was administered by an established court (albeit after the fact). - Also termed Jeddart justice; Jedwood justice. Cf. LIDFORD LAW; LYNCH LAW.