judge and jury

Example Sentences

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“Faces of Death” is so steeped in the computer monitor’s point of view that, ultimately, the internet isn’t merely the defendant on trial — it’s also the judge and jury.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In all its recent scandals, the BBC has acted as judge and jury of its own failings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Sometimes it's hard not to wonder if he's trying to alienate the judge and jury that hold his client's fate in their hands.

From Salon • May 2, 2024

I only weighed myself after exercising, when I had sweat off a pound; the scale had become my judge and jury, and my happiness was entirely prisoner to its results.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2023

“The regulatory entomologists ... function as prosecutor, judge and jury, tax assessor and collector and sheriff to enforce their own orders,” said Connecticut entomologist Neely Turner.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson