Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

victor's justice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: vic-tor's jus-tice
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Unfair judgement in which an entity gives preferential treatment to its own forces over those of a defeated enemy.

Uncountable

Etymology

According to Wikipedia, first used in English by Richard Minear in 1971. If so, probably a calque of German Siegerjustiz, which is attestable since at least the 1950s, originally with reference to the Nuremberg trials (and related Allied trials against alleged German war criminals).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does victor's justice mean?: Unfair judgement in which an entity gives preferential treatment to its own forces over those of a defeated enemy.
Where does victor's justice come from?: According to Wikipedia, first used in English by Richard Minear in 1971. If so, probably a calque of German Siegerjustiz, which is attestable since at least the 1950s, originally with reference to the Nuremberg trials (and related Allied trials against alleged German war criminals).

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