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robe-itis

robe-itis
 n.— «Dan Doyle, a Republican who serves as special counsel to Monroe County Maggie Brooks, impressed us with his legal and his desire to make the system work better. He has the makings of a good, fair-minded judge who would resist judicial comeuppance or “robe-itis,” as he calls it.» —“State Court: Frazee, Kehoe, Lindley” Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, ) Oct. 25, 2006. (: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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