(seems that) the accuser and the judge are the same person

English translation: x is the judge, jury, and executioner

12:49 Jul 15, 2004

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English term or phrase: (seems that) the accuser and the judge are the same person

I'm looking for a more poetic expression or proverb in place of a local expression used by one of the characters from the text.

Zdenka Ivkovcic KudoZ activity Questions: 162 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (21 closed without grading) Answers: 155 Croatia
Local time: 00:13

Selected answer:x is the judge, jury, and executioner

Explanation:
typical saying in U.S. English...

Israeli massacres in broad day light
... And who can argue their innocence if the Israeli army is the judge, jury,
and executioner?? What is the world and the US media doing about this?? ...
www.voicesofpalestine.org/alertcomp.asp?id=1 - 9k - Cached - Similar pages

Israeli crimes in broad day light
... And who can argue his innocence if the Israeli army is the judge, jury, and
executioner?? What is the world and the US media doing about this?? ...
www.voicesofpalestine.org/massacres/ - 6k - Cached - Similar pages

Review: Dogville (2004)
... otherwise inferior. This is the arrogance that he is referring to,
and in Dogville, he is the judge, jury and executioner. Lars ...
aaronfilms.tripod.com/films/dogville.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages

Employee monitoring: Is Big Brother a bad idea?
... When is it a good idea? Beaver: Employee monitoring is a bad idea when one
person (usually the network admin) is the judge, jury and executioner. ...
www.searchsecurity.com/ qna/0,289202,sid14_gci940369,00.html - 40k - Jul 13, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages

Judge Saddam fairly
... status. A kangaroo court, in which the US is the judge, jury and executioner,
would only compound injustice and tyranny in Iraq. ...
in.rediff.com/news/2003/dec/26praful.htm - 34k - Cached - Similar pages

Ten Murder Clauses in Subcontracts, ASA California.
... Many contracts provide that the architect is the judge, jury and executioner with
regards to any dispute between the owner, contractor and subcontractor. ...
www.asacalif.com/defense.htm - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

The Poor Man: Doctor Evil
... you want, but when my Court of Instant Vengeance is in session, I am the law, and
my pearl-handled, fur-trimmed .44 Magnum is the judge, jury and executioner. ...
www.thepoorman.net/archives/001673.html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages

allAfrica.com: Kenya: Resign, Three MPs Tell Muthaura
... Mr Maore said: "We are taken aback by Mr Muthaura who has come out with a statement
on Anglo Leasing where he is the judge, jury and executioner by saying the ...
allafrica.com/stories/200406240020.html - Similar pages

Disarming America
... attainder) that congress routinely installs are saturated with language that encourages
one to believe that it is the judge, jury, and executioner; the final ...
allrelative.org/arms.html - 19k - Cached - Similar pages

The Forum - SpeakOut.com
... I have come to the conclusion that this administration thinks it is
the JUDGE, JURY, AND EXECUTIONER in the affairs of our land. ...
speakout.com/forum_view.asp?Forum=Foreign_ Policy&MID=4253&mMID=4253 - 9k - Cached - Similar pages

Selected response from:

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 18:13

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That's it! Thank you.
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5 +10

x is the judge, jury, and executioner

Marian Greenfield

the judge is no-one else but the accuser

Paul Dixon

A man who took the law into his own hand.

humbird

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

x is the judge, jury, and executioner

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 18:13
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 48

Grading comment

That's it! Thank you.

54 mins confidence:

the judge is no-one else but the accuser

Explanation:
Sounds poetic, as requested, in my opinion.

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

A man who took the law into his own hand.

Explanation:
This is a common expression in America. It's a so well quoted it sounds almost poetic (to me). What it says that a man of power, of influence, of forceful personality executes his will upon others, whatever as he pleases, thus assumes he is the law (everything he rules is the law). To me this fits what you are up to.

humbird
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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