English Explanatory Dictionary

no one should be judge in his own cause

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. One ought not be permitted to decide a case in which one has an interest.

Word forms

no one should be judge in his own cause

Etymology

Calque of Latin nēmō dēbet esse jūdex in propriā causā.

Synonyms

no one should be judge in his own case
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