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no one should be judge in his own cause

no one should be judge in his own cause proverb: one ought not be permitted to decide a case in which one has an interest.

Proverb

no one should be judge in his own cause

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

Synonyms of no one should be judge in his own cause

Origin of no one should be judge in his own cause

Calque of Latin nēmō dēbet esse jūdex in propriā causā.

Questions about no one should be judge in his own cause

What does no one should be judge in his own cause mean?
No one should be judge in his own cause means one ought not be permitted to decide a case in which one has an interest.
What part of speech is no one should be judge in his own cause?
No one should be judge in his own cause is a proverb.

Words near no one should be judge in his own cause in the dictionary

  1. no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public
  2. no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people
  3. no one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public
  4. no one is born a master
  5. no one should be judge in his own case
  6. no one should be judge in his own cause
  7. no one's fool
  8. no one's fools
  9. no outlet
  10. no pain, no gain
  11. no parking

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