extreme prejudice
Lethal force, applied extrajudicially with the intent to killLethal force, applied extrajudicially with the intent to kill.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Lethal force, applied extrajudicially with the intent to kill.
(uncountable)Severe treatment.
(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see extreme, prejudice.
Origin
From the longer phrase terminate with extreme prejudice, popularized by the film ApocalypsFrom the longer phrase terminate with extreme prejudice, popularized by the film Apocalypse Now (1979), but used earlier jokingly as CIA jargon.
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