extreme prejudice

== English == === Etymology === From the longer phrase terminate with extreme prejudice, popularized by the film Apocalypse Now (1979), but used earlier jokingly as CIA jargon. === Noun === extreme prejudice (uncountable) Lethal force, applied extrajudicially with the intent to kill. Severe treatment. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see extreme,‎ prejudice. ==== Related terms ==== terminate with extreme prejudice – to assassinate