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Land der Richter und Henker
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German
Etymology
land of the judges and hangmen, rhyming persiflage of de Land der Dichter und Denker, which see. Apparently coined by Karl Kraus (writer) Karl Kraus. At any rate attested before 1933.
Proper noun
n,Landes der Richter und Henker.article
de sarcastic derogatory fairly _ rare epithet of Germany, typically with regard to the Nazi era