法不責眾
fǎ​bù​zé​zhòng

the law cannot punish the masses

  • created reference approved 法不责众/法不責眾 → 罚不责众/罰不責眾 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    法不责众 / 法不責眾 fǎ​bù​zé​zhòng

    罚不责众 / 罰不責眾 fá​bù​zé​zhòng

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  • created sense approved 法不责众/法不責眾 · fǎ​bù​zé​zhòng · the law cannot punish the masses — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    法不责众 / 法不責眾

    fǎ​bù​zé​zhòng

    the law cannot punish the masses

    The principle that when a violation is committed by too many people, it becomes impractical or impossible to prosecute or punish everyone; a rule that the law does not punish numerous offenders.

    法 (literal) → 法 · fǎ · law 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 责 (literal) → 责/責 · zé · to punish 众 (literal) → 众/眾 · zhòng · crowd

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