# victor's justice

> English word · Noun

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

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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