"judge, jury and executioner" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-judge, jury and executioner.ogg [Australia] Forms: judges, juries and executioners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|judges, juries and executioners}} 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. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: judge and jury 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): tuomari ja pyöveli (Finnish), sędzia i kat [masculine] (Polish)

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