court of public opinion

Meaning: (idiomatic)Thenews mediaand thepublicat large, seen as being able to deliver ajudgementon someone in the manner of ajudge.Synonym:court of world opinion1998June 25, Steve Lohr, Marjorie Connelly, “Most Approve Of Microsoft, A Poll Shows”, inThe New York Times‎[1], archived fromthe originalon24 May 2022:In thecourt of public opinion, the burden of proof clearly rests on the side of the Government to show that Microsoft has done anything illegal.2015December 1, Jacob Steinberg, “Roehampton must face facts after new tennis breed fails to flourish”, inThe Guardian‎[2], archived fromthe originalon23 November 2018:After ending Great Britain's 79-year wait for the Davis Cup, Andy Murray revealed that he discovered a ghost town when he visited the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton a couple of months ago, and his verbal volley has pushed the Lawn Tennis Association into a vulnerable position in thecourt of public opinion.2021July 31,Amanda Knox, “Who Owns Amanda Knox?”, inThe Atlantic‎[3], archived fromthe originalon4 November 2022:I had been acquitted in a court of law, but sentenced to life by the court of public opinion as, if not a killer, then at least a slut, or a nutcase, or a tabloid celebrity.

Examples:

EN: In the court of public opinion, it could take another 25, 30 years for the truth to come out.
ES: Con el público pueden pasar 25 ó 30 años antes de que salga la verdad.
EN: Well, my guess is they're choosing the court of public opinion.
ES: Eligen el tribunal de la opinión pública.
ES: Eligen el tribunal de la opinión pública.
EN: Because when you're done, the judgment is gonna go down in the court of public opinion, my friend.
ES: Porque cuando acabe, será la opinión pública quien dicte sentencia.
EN: I'd be lying to you if I did not tell you how important it was in the court of public opinion.
ES: Le mentiría si no le dijera lo importante que es para la opinión pública.
EN: If we're gonna win this thing, we're doing it in a court of public opinion.
ES: Si vamos a ganar, lo haremos en la corte de la opinión pública.
EN: In the court of public opinion, you're already guilty.
ES: A ojos de la opinión pública, ya son culpables.
EN: He's not immune from the court of public opinion.
ES: Él no es inmune a la opinión pública.
EN: Not after this is tried in the court of public opinion.
ES: No luego de que esto se juzgue en un tribunal público.
EN: Every point of view, no matter how politically incorrect... deserves an advocate in the court of public opinion.
ES: Desde todo punto de vista, sin importar lo políticamente incorrecto merece a un abogado en el tribunal de opinión pública.
EN: I represent survivors of abuse across the country and I've been trying these cases... in the court of public opinion and in the courtroom for 20 years.
ES: Represento a Ios sobrevivientes de abusos y hace veinte años que juzgo estos casos... Abogado de MiniápoIis ...en Ia corte de Ia opinión pública y en Ias salas de tribunales.
EN: I am an innocent man who is being convicted in the court of public opinion without trial.
ES: Soy un hombre inocente... que está siendo condenado por la opinión pública sin un juicio.
EN: Maybe Iris won't be convicted in a court of law, but in the court of public opinion?
ES: Quizás a Iris no la condenen en un tribunal de justicia, ¿pero ante la opinión pública?
EN: Convince Mrs. Kennison that the case oughta be tried in a court of law, not in a court of public opinion.
ES: No permitas que una tragedia se convierta en un circo. Convence a la Sra. Kennison de que esto debe juzgarlo un juez no el público.
EN: How will I be tried... in the court of public opinion?
ES: ¿Cómo me juzgarán en el tribunal de la opinión pública?
EN: I mean, they already got him in the court of public opinion anyway, so why bother trying him in court?
ES: Ya está siendo juzgado por la opinión pública igualmente. ¿Para qué molestarse con un juicio?

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