noun
private punishment; vigilantism; extrajudicial punishment
Refers to punishment carried out by individuals or groups without legal authority, often implying a form of vigilantism. Compare with 私刑 (lynching).
See also: 私刑
私的制裁は法治国家では許されない。
Private punishment is not permitted in a country governed by the rule of law.
彼らは犯人に私的制裁を加えた。
They took the law into their own hands against the criminal.