"judge, jury and executioner" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-judge, jury and executioner.ogg Forms: judges, juries and executioners [plural], judge and jury [alternative]
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  1. (idiomatic) Someone with the roles of judge, jury and executioner; someone with full power to judge and punish others unilaterally. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: butter one's bread on both sides, have one's cake and eat it too, run with the hare and hunt with the hounds Translations (Translations): الخَصْمُ وَ الحَكَمُ (al-ḵaṣmu wa l-ḥakamu) (Arabic), tuomari ja pyöveli (Finnish), sędzia i kat [masculine] (Polish)
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