it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six
proverb
it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six is spelled I-T-S-B-E-T-T-E-R-T-O-B-E-J-U-D-G-E-D-B-Y-T-W-E-L-V-E-T-H-A-N-T-O-B-E-C-A-R-R-I-E-D-B-Y-S-I-X: 47 letters. As a proverb, it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six means “In a precarious situation, it is wiser to act decisively and be judged by a jury than to be killed through inaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six?
| Letters | 47: I-T-S-B-E-T-T-E-R-T-O-B-E-J-U-D-G-E-D-B-Y-T-W-E-L-V-E-T-H-A-N-T-O-B-E-C-A-R-R-I-E-D-B-Y-S-I-X |
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| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proverb
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In a precarious situation, it is wiser to act decisively and be judged by a jury than to be killed through inaction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does it's better to be judged by twelve than to be carried by six come from?
A jury usually consists of twelve people; a coffin may be carried by six.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).