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1. (n.) justice
the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness.
2. justice
rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim:
to complain with justice.
3. justice
justness of ground or reason.
4. justice
the quality of being true or correct.
5. justice
the moral principle determining just conduct.
6. justice
conformity to this principle, as manifested in conduct; just dealing or treatment:
to seek justice.
7. justice
the administering of deserved punishment or reward.
8. justice
the maintenance or administration of what is just according to law:
a court of justice.
9. justice
judgment of individuals or causes by judicial process:
to administer justice .
10. justice
a judicial officer; a judge or magistrate.
11. justice
bring to justice, to cause to come before a court for trial or to receive punishment for one's misdeeds.
12. justice
to act fairly toward.
13. justice
to appreciate properly.
14. justice
to reflect or express the worth of properly.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME < OF < L jūstitia=jūst(us)just1+-itia -ice)
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| Definition of 'JUSTICE' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) justice, justness
the quality of being just or fair
2. (noun) justice
judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments
3. (noun) judge, justice, jurist
a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
4. (noun) Department of Justice, Justice Department, Justice, DoJ
the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
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1. (noun) justice
≠ injustice
leaders calling for justice for the workers
2. justice
the legal process in which people are tried for crimes, conflicts are settled, and civil rights are protected
the justice system in the U.S.
3. justice
bring sb to justice
to bring sb to be tried for a crime
promises that the killer would be brought to justice
4. justice
a judge in the U.S.
the 9 Supreme Court Justices
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| Definition of 'JUSTICE' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) JUSTICE
the quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with each other; rectitude; equity; uprightness
2. (adj) JUSTICE
conformity to truth and reality in expressing opinions and in conduct; fair representation of facts respecting merit or demerit; honesty; fidelity; impartiality; as, the justice of a description or of a judgment; historical justice
3. (adj) JUSTICE
the rendering to every one his due or right; just treatment; requital of desert; merited reward or punishment; that which is due to one's conduct or motives
4. (adj) JUSTICE
agreeableness to right; equity; justness; as, the justice of a claim
5. (adj) JUSTICE
a person duly commissioned to hold courts, or to try and decide controversies and administer justice
6. (verb) JUSTICE
to administer justice to
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| Definitions of 'JUSTICE' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. JUSTICE
1, High Court Of, one of the two great sections of the English Supreme Courts; 2, Lord Chief, the chief judge of the Queen's Bench division of it; 3, Lord Justice-General, supreme judge in Scotland, the Lord President of the Court of Session; 4, of the Peace, the title of a petty county or borough magistrate of multifarious duties and jurisdiction; 5, Lords Justices, judges of the English Court of Appeal.
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| Definitions of 'JUSTICE' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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JUSTICE
A system of revenge where the State imitates the criminal.
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Sense: fairness or rightness in the treatment of other people
Everyone has a right to justice; I don't deserve to be punished; – where's your sense of justice?
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 Afrikaans: regverdig |
 Arabic: عَدالَه |
 Bulgarian: справедливост |
 Brazilian: justiça |
 Czech: spravedlnost |
 German: die Gerechtigkeit |
 Danish: retfærdighed |
 Greek: δικαιοσύνη |
 Spanish: justicia |
 Estonian: õiglus |
 Farsi: انصاف |
 Finnish: oikeudenmukaisuus |
 French: justice |
 Hebrew: צֶדֶק |
 Hindi: न्याय |
 Croatian: pravda |
 Hungarian: igazság(osság) |
 Indonesian: keadilan |
 Icelandic: réttlæti |
 Italian: giustizia |
 Japanese: 正義 |
 Korean: 정의 |
 Lithuanian: teisingumas |
 Latvian: taisnība; taisnīgums |
 Malay: keadilan |
 Dutch: rechtvaardigheid |
 Norwegian: rettferd(ighet) |
 Polish: sprawiedliwość |
 Persian: انصاف |
 Pashto: عدالت، انصاف |
 Portuguese: justiça |
 Romanian: justiţie |
 Russian: справедливость |
 Slovak: spravodlivosť |
 Slovenian: pravičnost |
 Serbian: pravda |
 Swedish: rättvisa |
 Thai: ความยุติธรรม; ความถูกต้อง |
 Turkish: adalet, hak |
 Taiwanese: 正義，公正 |
 Ukrainian: справедливість |
 Urdu: منصفانہ رویّہ |
 Vietnamese: sự công bằng |
 Chinese: 正义，公正 |
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