the court of public/world opinion
noun phrase
: the beliefs and judgment of most people
The statement was quickly condemned in the court of public opinion.
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Reports came out that the couple was legally restricted from saying each other’s names in public, but the court of public opinion had little grace to offer him regardless.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Democratic attorneys general are turning to new media to mount their resistance to Trump 2.0, using untraditional means to win in the court of public opinion while waging legal battles in courtrooms across the country.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Even after being exonerated 10 years ago on March 27, 2015, Amanda Knox has had to fight to clear her name in the court of public opinion.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
My Democratic colleagues and I will keep fighting back in state and federal courts, in the halls of Congress, and the court of public opinion.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Democratic attorneys general are turning to new media to mount their resistance to Trump 2.0, using untraditional means to win in the court of public opinion while waging legal battles in courtrooms across the country.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Even after being exonerated 10 years ago on March 27, 2015, Amanda Knox has had to fight to clear her name in the court of public opinion.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
My Democratic colleagues and I will keep fighting back in state and federal courts, in the halls of Congress, and the court of public opinion.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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“The court of public/world opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20court%20of%20public%2Fworld%20opinion. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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