William St Julien Arabin

William St Julien Arabin (1773–1841) was a British jurist who served as the United Kingdom Judge Advocate General for a three-and-a-half-month period (6 November 1838 – 21 February 1839).

Arabin attended St Pauls and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Judge Arabin was known as an eccentric figure who was notorious for his confused pronouncements. Some of his most famous quotes include:

• If there ever was a case of clearer evidence than this of persons acting together, this case is that case... and
• They will steal the very teeth out of your mouth as you walk through the streets — I know it from experience...

References

• Megarry, Sir Robert (1969). Arabinesque at Law.
• Notes and Queries, clxx.310
• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (1981), 2nd ed., page 7

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