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What does judge, jury and executioner mean?

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Noun
  1. (idiomatic) Someone with the roles of judge, jury and executioner; someone with full power to judge and punish others unilaterally.
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But the ingrained assumption that we are legislator, judge, jury and executioner mocks any notion of global order.
Roger Goodell is judge, jury and executioner.
Why does the minister feel that he can be judge, jury and executioner for Canada's waterways?
In other words, Mr President, the Commission remains judge, jury and executioner.
Put more simply, for very good reason it is illegal for anyone to act as judge, jury and executioner.
These police, these police officers decided to play judge, jury and executioner.

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