lay judge

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lay judge

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From lay + judge.

noun lay judges

A lay person who acts as (or is) a judge, or who assists a (professional) judge, in a court proceeding (especially in jurisdictions which do not use juries).

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noun lay person who is judge

日本語	裁判員 saiban'in
Deutsch	Laienrichter, Schöffe

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@misc{lay_judge_2026,
  title = {lay judge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lay%20judge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}