justice

  • 41justice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Conformity to moral principles Nouns 1. justice, justness, fairness, fair treatment, impartiality, equity, equitableness; poetic justice, rough justice, deserts; nemesis (see punishment); scales of… …

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  • 42justice — v To do justice, to see justice done; to summon one to do justice justice, noun Title given to judges, particularly to judges of U.S. and state supreme courts, and as well to judges of appellate courts. The U.S. Supreme Court, and most state… …

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  • 43justice — v To do justice, to see justice done; to summon one to do justice justice, noun Title given to judges, particularly to judges of U.S. and state supreme courts, and as well to judges of appellate courts. The U.S. Supreme Court, and most state… …

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  • 44Justice — /jus tis/, n. 1. Donald, born 1925, U.S. poet. 2. a town in NE Illinois. 10,552. * * * I In philosophy, the concept of a proper proportion between a person s deserts (what is merited) and the good and bad things that befall or are allotted to him …

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  • 45justice — n. 1 just conduct. 2 fairness. 3 the exercise of authority in the maintenance of right. 4 judicial proceedings (was duly brought to justice; the Court of Justice). 5 a a magistrate. b a judge, esp. (in England) of the Supreme Court of Judicature …

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  • 46Justice — n. 1 just conduct. 2 fairness. 3 the exercise of authority in the maintenance of right. 4 judicial proceedings (was duly brought to justice; the Court of Justice). 5 a a magistrate. b a judge, esp. (in England) of the Supreme Court of Judicature …

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  • 47Justice — This interesting English name has two possible sources the first being that it is a metonymic occupational name for a judicial officer, judge or justice of the Peace, which is attested from as early as the 12th Century when Norfolk records show… …

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  • 48justice — jus•tice [[t]ˈdʒʌs tɪs[/t]] n. 1) the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness 2) rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim: to complain with justice[/ex] 3) justness of ground or reason 4) the quality of being true …

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  • 49justice — /ˈdʒʌstəs / (say justuhs) noun 1. the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: to uphold the justice of a cause. 2. rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason: to complain with …

  • 50justice*/*/ — [ˈdʒʌstɪs] noun [U] 1) treatment of people that is fair and morally right Ant: injustice The people want peace and justice.[/ex] Victims are calling for justice.[/ex] 2) the legal process of judging and punishing people the criminal justice… …

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