no one should be judge in his own cause

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Latin nemo debet esse judex in propria causa.

Proverb[edit]

no one should be judge in his own cause

  1. (law) One ought not be permitted to decide a case in which one has an interest.
    Synonym: no one should be judge in his own case