"extreme prejudice" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From the longer phrase terminate with extreme prejudice, popularized by the film Apocalypse Now (1979), but used earlier jokingly as CIA jargon. Etymology templates: {{m|en|terminate with extreme prejudice}} terminate with extreme prejudice Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} extreme prejudice (uncountable)
  1. Lethal force, applied extrajudicially with the intent to kill. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-extreme_prejudice-en-noun-McSXsRFi
  2. Severe treatment. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-extreme_prejudice-en-noun-0-8Y2NYx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 53 6
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see extreme, prejudice. Tags: uncountable Related terms: terminate with extreme prejudice – to assassinate
    Sense id: en-extreme_prejudice-en-noun-B1lDTncL

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