plural justices
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 justice
b
: judge
especially
: a judge of an appellate court or court of last resort (as a supreme court)
a supreme court justice
—used as a title Justice Marshall
c
: 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 their decision
b(1)
: the principle or ideal of just dealing or right action
(2)
: conformity to this principle or ideal : righteousness
the justice of their cause
c
: 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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