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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

8636 Publius Syrus 42 BC John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8636
AUTHOR:Publius Syrus (42 B.C.)
QUOTATION:The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Maxim 407.
 
Note 1.
Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur,—the motto adopted for the “Edinburgh Review.” [back]