son stroke

son stroke
 n.— «However, it appears to have ignored the wider problem of what is called Son Stroke or Uncle Judge, where judges have close relatives practising in the same court.» —“Judicial nepotism rampant in India” by Ajmer Singh NDTV.com (New Delhi, India) Apr. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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