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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As the #MeToo movement took off, Dylan Farrow gained a new platform to re-litigate her claims against her father in the court of public opinion. —

Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024 For out there in the courts, and in the court of public opinion, the unchecked maltreatment from rich and famous men remains too much to bear. —

Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024 The filings mark an unprecedented escalation of the two musicians’ ongoing beef, which exploded into the court of public opinion in the spring when Drake and Lamar began lobbing rapid-fire diss and response tracks at one another. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024 Coach Shah is maintaining his innocence in the court of public opinion. —

Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the court of public/world opinion

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