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Kadija ti sudi kadija te tuži

English translation: judge, jury and executioner

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Serbian term or phrase:Kadija ti sudi kadija te tuži
English translation:judge, jury and executioner
Entered by: Bogdan Petrovic

11:13 Feb 11, 2022
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / government/politics
Serbian term or phrase: Kadija ti sudi kadija te tuži
Kadija ti sudi kadija te tuži (kontekst - politika)
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 22:28
judge and jury
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Milan Nesic
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2judge and jury
Milan Nesic
4When the judge prosecutes, power prevails over law
Jasna Trandafilovska
3same people are your accusers and your judges
Daryo


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
When the judge prosecutes, power prevails over law


Explanation:
When the judge prosecutes, power prevails over law

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Note added at 36 mins (2022-02-11 11:49:34 GMT)
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This is an old Latin proverb, and it refers to politicians as well as to any person who is in a position of authority.
https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubi_iudicat,_qui_accusat,_vis,...

Jasna Trandafilovska
Local time: 23:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in MacedonianMacedonian, Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: U ovom kontekstu smisao je da jedni isti ljudi kontrolišu sve u gradu/državi

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
judge and jury


Explanation:




Example sentence(s):
  • "Who made you <b>judge and jury</b> over everybody?"

    https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/judge-and-jury
Milan Nesic
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: judge, jury and executioner, thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Daniels: I always thought you could even use the equivalent phrase in English, "judge, jury and executioner" - I know no-one is getting executed, but the point is there is no justice because one person is in all the roles.
6 hrs
  -> Thank you. It's exactly the phrase that crossed my mind, but I came across this online dictionary reference and just went with it.
agree  Zorica Ljubicic
2 days 5 hrs
  -> Hvala :)
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2 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
same people are your accusers and your judges


Explanation:
(being/getting) judged by your accusers
...

or you could make a variation using "cadi", but the concept of "cadi" is probably unknown / too "exotic" for most of the target audience.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadi_(Ottoman_Empire)

BTW "cadis" could prosecute at their own initiative and then also decide the matter (same as many bureaucrats can today, BTW), but they were not executioners.


Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:28
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 20
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