Law. A corrupt lawyer (or occasionally juror) who takes fees or bribes from both sides in a case. Now historical.
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| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > unjust or corrupt (6) ambidexter1451 Law. A corrupt lawyer (or occasionally juror) who takes fees or bribes from both sides in a case. Now historical. capon-justicea1639 a corrupt magistrate who is bribed by gifts of capons. unjusticea1661 Punningly: a justice or magistrate who behaves in an unjust fashion. Cf. justice, n. 5a. Obsolete. justice broker1690 †(a) a magistrate who accepts bribes (obsolete); (b) a lawyer who aims to settle a lawsuit or dispute as efficiently as the client's interests allow. basket-justice1860 (see quot.). barrator1864 A judge who takes bribes. |
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