罰不責眾
fá​bù​zé​zhòng

law cannot be enforced when everyone is an offender

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

    罚不责众 / 罰不責眾 fá​bù​zé​zhòng

    法不责众 / 法不責眾 fǎ​bù​zé​zhòng

    see

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 罚不责众/罰不責眾 · fá​bù​zé​zhòng · law cannot be enforced when everyone is an offender — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    罚不责众 / 罰不責眾

    fá​bù​zé​zhòng

    law cannot be enforced when everyone is an offender

    A rule or punishment cannot be enforced when too many people have committed the same violation; one cannot punish the whole crowd.

    罚 (literal) → 罚/罰 · fá · to punish 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 责 (literal) → 责/責 · zé · to punish 众 (literal) → 众/眾 · zhòng · crowd

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