Mar 11, 2021 07:50
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The same law - two different practices/interpretations - idiom needed
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Hi, everyone!
I am translating a text about unequal treatment under the same law. I am looking for an idiom to express that.
The point is that the same law is applied differently and two subjects are treated in a different way.
The text is part of a journlist investigation.
Thanks in advance!
I am translating a text about unequal treatment under the same law. I am looking for an idiom to express that.
The point is that the same law is applied differently and two subjects are treated in a different way.
The text is part of a journlist investigation.
Thanks in advance!
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Luana Roque
Brazil
Brazil
Works in field
Brazil
Translator and proofreader
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 1 more.
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To have double standards
Depending on the context, you can say there are double standards on how different subjects are treated.
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Hilary McGrath
: Good solution
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| agree |
Daryo
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Cilian O'Tuama
: Yvonne is mistaken IMO. This is fine in a legal context. "A double standard may arise if two or more groups who have equal legal rights are given different degrees of legal protection or representation." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_standard
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in more ways than one
(interpreted/viewd) in more ways than one / in more than one way
The law(s) can be interpreted in more than one way/in a number of ways/in different ways.
I understand you need a headline or a catchy phrase.
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There is another idiom: there's more than one way to skin a cat
But this one puts emphasis the number of possible ways of achieving something.
The law(s) can be interpreted in more than one way/in a number of ways/in different ways.
I understand you need a headline or a catchy phrase.
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There is another idiom: there's more than one way to skin a cat
But this one puts emphasis the number of possible ways of achieving something.
Note from asker:
| Indeed, a catchy phrase is what I am looking for. |
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Hilary McGrath
France
France
Native in English
&
English
France
Wine, literature, tourism
Native in: English (Variants: British, Irish)
Works in: French to English, English
but some are more equal than others
I wonder if you could use part of the George Orwell quote: All animals are created equal but some are more equal than others (I'm not sure 'animals' will sit well in your text)
Note from asker:
| Orwell is a perfect suggestion! However, there is the issue with the context. |
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
&
English
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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4
sentencing disparity under the law
or less formally
same law - different outcomes
(or sentences for different people)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentencing_disparity
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same law - two different outcomes
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or
one law - two different outcomes
same law - different outcomes
(or sentences for different people)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentencing_disparity
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same law - two different outcomes
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or
one law - two different outcomes
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Cilian O'Tuama
: Your wiki reference also says: Lawyers who uphold such unfair principles within the legal system are sometimes designated with pejorative terms such as DOUBLE STANDARDist.//Wow, talk about overreacting! Which part offended you? No need to get personal.
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Go troll somewhere else< This is about JUDGEMENTS and OUTCOMES not lawyers or standards
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six of one, half a dozen of the other
When two alternatives are six of one, half a dozen of the other, it does not matter which alternative you choose-the outcome will be the same. The expression comes from the fact that half a dozen is an expression that means six.
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redo of the URL: https://grammarist.com/idiom/six-of-one-half-a-dozen-of-the-...
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If one is given 3/4 advantage? Sense it's a law question, a couple of suggestions: "scales are tipped in favor of" or "carries more weight"
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redo of the URL: https://grammarist.com/idiom/six-of-one-half-a-dozen-of-the-...
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If one is given 3/4 advantage? Sense it's a law question, a couple of suggestions: "scales are tipped in favor of" or "carries more weight"
Example sentence:
https://grammarist.com/idiom/six-of-one-half-a-dozen-of-the-other/
Note from asker:
| Thanks! However, I am looking for the opposite, when one is given 3/4 of a dozen and another - 1/4 :) |
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Caroline Varella Gonsioroski
Ireland
Ireland
Ireland
Legal Translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Raw deal
This could be another option. It means 'unfair treatment' although not 'between two people'.
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An instance of unfair or harsh treatment, as in After 25 years with the bank Bob got a raw deal—no pension, no retirement benefits of any kind, just a gold watch.
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He said that many children in the city's schools were getting/being given a raw deal by being taught in classes that were too large.
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An instance of unfair or harsh treatment, as in After 25 years with the bank Bob got a raw deal—no pension, no retirement benefits of any kind, just a gold watch.
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He said that many children in the city's schools were getting/being given a raw deal by being taught in classes that were too large.
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