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  • 1Justice of God —    That perfection of his nature whereby he is infinitely righteous in himself and in all he does, the righteousness of the divine nature exercised in his moral government. At first God imposes righteous laws on his creatures and executes them… …

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  • 2Punitive damages — (termed exemplary damages in the United Kingdom) are damages not awarded in order to compensate the plaintiff, but in order to reform or deter the defendant and similar persons from pursuing a course of action such as that which damaged the… …

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  • 3JUSTICE — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Justice (homonymie). Avertissement : cet article traite principalement de la conception occidentale de la justice qui a tendance à se généraliser au XXIe siècle …

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  • 4Punitive — Pu ni*tive, a. Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or inflicting punishment; as, punitive law or justice. [1913 Webster] If death be punitive, so, likewise, is the necessity imposed upon man of toiling for his subsistence. I.… …

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  • 5justice — [ ʒystis ] n. f. • 1080; lat. justitia 1 ♦ Juste appréciation, reconnaissance et respect des droits et du mérite de chacun. ⇒ droiture, équité, impartialité, intégrité, probité. Agir avec justice. « La justice est le respect de la dignité humaine …

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  • 6Justice — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Justice (homonymie). Fresque représentant la justice de Luca Giordano La justice est un principe philosophique, juridique et …

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  • 7Punitive Acts — Actes intolérables Actes intolérables Titre Coercive Acts (Actes coercitifs) ou Punitive Acts (Actes punitifs) Pays  Royaume Uni Type Loi du Parlement (Royaume Uni) …

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  • 8Punitive psychiatry in the Soviet Union — In the Soviet Union, psychiatry was used for punitive purposes. Psychiatric hospitals were often used by the authorities as prisons in order to isolate political prisoners from the rest of society, discredit their ideas, and break them physically …

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  • 9Restorative justice — Criminology and penology Theories Causes and correlates of crime Anomie Differential association theory Deviance …

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  • 10Criminal justice system of the Netherlands — Netherlands This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Netherlands …

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