judge, jury and executioner

English

Alternative forms

• judge and jury

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Noun

judge, jury and executioner (plural judges, juries and executioners)

1. (idiomatic) Someone with the roles of judge, jury and executioner; someone with full power to judge and punish others unilaterally.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: tuomari ja pyöveli
• Polish: sędzia i kat m

See also

• butter one's bread on both sides
• have one's cake and eat it too
• run with the hare and hunt with the hounds