fiat justitia, ruat caelum
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fi·at ju·sti·tia, ru·at cae·lum | \ ˌfē-ˌät-yu̇s-ˈti-tē-ä ˌru̇-ˌät-ˈkī-ˌlu̇m 
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: let justice be done, though the heavens fall
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