Let right be done.

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"Let right be done" is the famous judicial declaration from Terence Rattigan’s play *The Winslow Boy*, symbolizing the pursuit of justice regardless of cost.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf catchphrase ⓘ
judicial declaration ⓘ
quotation ⓘ
appearsInGenre courtroom drama ⓘ
family drama ⓘ
associatedWithCaseInFiction Ronnie Winslow’s case ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Sir Robert Morton ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Terence Rattigan ⓘ
culturalSignificance emblematic expression of legal fairness ⓘ
widely quoted in legal and theatrical contexts ⓘ
hasForm imperative sentence ⓘ
hasMoralMessage justice should prevail over expediency ⓘ
truth and fairness must be upheld despite personal sacrifice ⓘ
hasSourceAuthor Terence Rattigan ⓘ
isFromMedium play ⓘ
isFromWork The Winslow Boy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableUseInAdaptationOf The Winslow Boy (film adaptations) ⓘ
partOf dialogue in The Winslow Boy ⓘ
relatedConcept judicial independence ⓘ
legal justice ⓘ
moral duty ⓘ
symbolizes pursuit of justice regardless of cost ⓘ
theme justice ⓘ
moral integrity ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
usedAs judicial maxim in popular culture ⓘ
usedBy critics and scholars of theatre ⓘ
judges in rhetorical or illustrative contexts ⓘ
lawyers in argument and commentary ⓘ

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The Winslow Boy → notableQuote → Let right be done. ⓘ