judge and jury

  • 1judge and jury — phrase someone who makes all the decisions about something important, especially when other people think this is wrong Who made you judge and jury over everybody? Thesaurus: people who tell people what to dosynonym Main entry: judge …

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  • 2Judge and Jury — is a popular novel written by thriller novel writer James Patterson with Andrew Gross. It was published in 2006 by Big, Grey Company. Synopsis It s the biggest trial of the decade big time mobster Dominic Cavello has finally been put in the dock …

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  • 3judge and jury — someone who makes all the decisions about something important, especially when other people think this is wrong Who made you judge and jury over everybody? …

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  • 5judge advocate — n pl judge advocates 1: an officer serving under the Judge Advocate General 2: an officer charged with administering military justice (as by acting as legal counsel or conducting an appellate review) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …

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  • 6Jury — A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. A trial in which a jury decides the verdict is known as a… …

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  • 7jury — jury1 juryless, adj. /joor ee/, n., pl. juries., v., juried, jurying. n. 1. a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions officially submitted to them. 2. such a group selected according to law and sworn… …

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  • 8judge — judge1 [ dʒʌdʒ ] noun count *** 1. ) someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law: The district judge sentenced her to ninety days in prison. The judge dismissed their claim for compensation. An appeals court judge found him innocent …

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  • 9judge */*/*/ — I UK [dʒʌdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms judge : singular judge plural judges 1) a) someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law The judge sentenced her to ninety days in prison. The judge dismissed their claim for compensation.… …

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  • 10Jury nullification — means making a law void by jury decision; in other words, the process whereby a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless of the weight of evidence against him or her. [… …

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