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Definition of justice
1a : the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments meting out justice social justiceb : judge a supreme court justice —used as a title Justice Marshallc : the administration of law a fugitive from justice; especially : the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity a system of justice
2a : the quality of being just, impartial, or fair questioned the justice of the their decisionb (1) : the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action (2) : conformity to this principle or ideal : righteousness the justice of their causec : the quality of conforming to law
3 : conformity to truth, fact, or reason : correctness admitted that there was much justice in these observations — T. L. Peacock
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Examples of justice in a Sentence
They received justice in court.
the U.S. Department of Justice
criminals attempting to escape justice
The role of the courts is to dispense justice fairly to everyone.
She is a justice of the state supreme court.
I saw no justice in the court's decision.
We should strive to achieve justice for all people.
Recent Examples of justice from the Web
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The Russia saga experiences yet another twist: The Washington Post reports that special prosecutor Robert Mueller is now investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice.
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The Duffers have promised that Season 2 will bring justice for Barb, but now the TV Academy has done them one better.
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Juan McCullum, 35, is charged with two counts of cyberstalking, and Dorene Brown-Lewis, 45, has been indicted on two counts of obstruction of justice.
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Case was careful about drawing a direct connection to the Legislature's Senate Bill 91, the contentious criminal justice reform law passed in 2016.
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Jaweed Kaleem is The Times' national race and justice correspondent.
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Next, impeachment proceedings would go to the Senate, where the chief justice of the Supreme Court would preside over the trial.
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Justice required 12 to 16 hours of nursing a day, which Coleman said might have exceeded $80,000 a year.
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Each group involved in the offensive has been detaining prisoners—including juveniles—and funneling them to various facilities, where their cases are supposed to be handled in the justice system.
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Origin and Etymology of justice
Middle English, from Anglo-French justise, from Latin justitia, from justus —see 1just
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JUSTICE Defined for English Language Learners
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: the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals
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: a judge in a court of law
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Justice —used as a title for a judge (such as a judge of the U.S. Supreme Court)
JUSTICE Defined for Kids
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1a : the quality of being just, impartial, or fair it is not the province of the court to decide upon the justice or injustice…of these laws — Scott v. Sanford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857) b : the principle or ideal of just dealing; also : conformity to the principle or ideal of just dealing
2a : the administration of law a fugitive from justice; especially : the establishment or determination of rights according to law or equity system of justice b : fair, just, or impartial legal process courts or tribunals…for the administration of international justice — G. R. Winters
3 : judge; especially : a judge of an appellate court or court of last resort (as a supreme court) insults to particular justices and threats of civil disobedience were bandied freely — R. H. Bork
Origin and Etymology of justice
Old French, from Latin justitia, from justus just
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