do justice to
Definition of do justice to
: to treat or show (something or someone) in a way that is as good as it should be Words could never do justice to her beauty. The movie does not do justice to the book. a brief summary that does not do justice to the complexity of this issue
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Word by Word Definitions
: to bring to pass : carry out
: put
: perform, execute
: fuss, ado
: deed, duty
: a festive get-together : affair, party
: the first tone of the major scale in solfège
: ditto
: double occupancy
: the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments
: judge
: the administration of law
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