| 单词 | to do justice on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do justice on (also upon) a. to do justice on (also upon): to punish (a person), esp. by death (now archaic). [After Anglo-Norman and Middle French faire justice de (late 12th cent. in Old French; 11th cent. as faire la justice de), faire justice sur (c1343 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > [verb (intransitive)] punish1411 to do justice on (also upon)1477 animadvert1656 society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > execute [verb (intransitive)] strikec1480 to do justice on (also upon)1587 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 104 He sente to Zethephius, that he sholde do Iustice on his seruauntes. 1587 R. Hakluyt tr. R. de Laudonnière Notable Hist. Foure Voy. Florida f. 64v The Catholicke king..offered a great somme of money to him that coulde bringe him his heade, praying moreouer king Charles to do iustice on him as of the authour of so bloudye an art contrarye to their alliaunce. 1645 W. Prynne Hidden Workes Darkenes 70 The said Bishop..shall degrade the said Priest, and afterward send him back unto the foresaid secular Court to do justice upon him. 1749 S. Fielding Governess i. 61 How shall I enough praise and admire the gentle Mignon, for having put it in my Power to do Justice on this execrable Wretch? 1800 tr. J. J. Labillardière Voy. in Search of La Pérouse II. xii. 116 He would bring the assassin to us, and do justice on him in our presence. 1860 Robber Stories 9 I was attacked by a band of miscreants... My pistols did justice on two of them. 1919 G. Parker Wild Youth xiii. 122 It was a country where, not twenty years before, men did justice upon men without the assistance of the law. 1967 G. J. Hand Eng. Law in Ireland 1290–1324 vi. 122 The sheriff of Kildare allegedly seized him [sc. a felon] from them and did justice on him in the liberty. 2012 D. Hirst Dominion ii. ix. 212 The army and its supporters in parliament prepared to do justice on the King as the author of this latest..spilling of blood. < as lemmas |
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