Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rent-a-judge

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: ren-t-a--judge
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of arbitration in a private court, with a hired judge acting as a arbitrator.

Derogatory; Uncountable

noun

A judge in such a private court.

Countable; Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Perhaps most importantly, Koford did not think that rent-a-judge is available only to the wealthy."
"Rent-a-judge [has been denounced] as a subtle and sophisticated form of "legal apartheid.""
"Witnesses were apt to be sworn in private trials and virtually always in rent-a-judge trials, but rarely in private mediation hearings."
"The rent-a-judge system creates a buyer's market that the litigants control, and the judges must tailor their reputations and their decision-making to attract customers."
"Unlike their public court counterparts, rent-a-judges do not pass through the screening process of public election or governmental appointment."

Etymology

From rent-a- + judge.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rent-a-judges (plural)

Questions

What does rent-a-judge mean?: A system of arbitration in a private court, with a hired judge acting as a arbitrator.
Where does rent-a-judge come from?: From rent-a- + judge.

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