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victor's justice

victor's justice noun: unfair judgement in which an entity gives preferential treatment to its own forces over those of a defeated enemy.

Noun

victor's justice (uncountable)

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

Origin of victor's justice

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).

Questions about victor's justice

What does victor's justice mean?
Victor's justice means unfair judgement in which an entity gives preferential treatment to its own forces over those of a defeated enemy.
What part of speech is victor's justice?
Victor's justice is a noun.

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