Dear Corruption Watch: Sub judice rule not a wand to make tough questions go away

28 June 2015 - 02:00

By Corruption Watch

Dear Corruption Watch: It seems the ace in every politician's hand is the sub judice rule, which somehow makes difficult questions go away. What does sub judice mean, and why are these words so powerful? - Latin illiterateDear Latin illiterate,Sub judice is a Latin expression meaning "under judgment".

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