Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Serbian term or phrase:
Kadija ti sudi kadija te tuži
English translation:
judge, jury and executioner
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Bogdan Petrovic
Feb 11, 2022 11:13
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Serbian term
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Kadija ti sudi kadija te tuži
Serbian to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
government/politics
Kadija ti sudi kadija te tuži (kontekst - politika)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | judge and jury |
Milan Nesic
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| 4 | When the judge prosecutes, power prevails over law |
Jasna Trandafilovska
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| 3 | same people are your accusers and your judges |
Daryo
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Proposed translations
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judge and jury
Example sentence:
"Who made you <b>judge and jury</b> over everybody?"
Note from asker:
| judge, jury and executioner, thanks! |
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Jasna Trandafilovska
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When the judge prosecutes, power prevails over law
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,...
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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,...
Note from asker:
| U ovom kontekstu smisao je da jedni isti ljudi kontrolišu sve u gradu/državi |
2 days 4 hrs
same people are your accusers and your judges
(being/getting) judged by your accusers
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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.
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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.
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