| 单词 | palm-tree justice |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspalm-tree justice palm-tree justice n. [with reference to the Islamic judges or qadi (see cadi n.), who traditionally administered justice under a palm tree; compare also quot. 1634 at sense 1] justice summarily administered, esp. without regard for legal principle or precedent. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > [noun] > summary and unjust Halifax law1565 Lydford law1565 Halifax inquest1598 Cupar justice1681 Jeddart justice1698 lynch law1782 Judge Lynch1835 lynching1835 lynch law1846 kangaroo justice1909 palm-tree justice1959 1916 A. Underhill in Shakespeare's England I. xiii. 383 In Shakespeare's time the Court of Chancery was almost as unfettered by precedent as the typical Cadi under the Palm Tree.] 1959 Sunday Times 24 May 5/4 What are the origins and associations of the phrase..‘palm-tree justice’, which has recently been used several times by Her Majesty's Judges in legal contexts? 1989 All Eng. Law Rep. III. 750 ‘The court can only act on evidence.’ Otherwise, the judge would be dispensing palm tree justice. < as lemmas |
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