Thesaurus results for JUSTICES

justices

noun

plural of justice

as in judges

a public official having authority to decide questions of law a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

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Recent Examples of justices Two days later, the justices blocked a separate federal district court order that would have required Missouri to use the new map. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026 But because Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself over a potential conflict of interest, the justices dropped the case. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026 Cruz has occasionally been mentioned as a possible Supreme Court nominee if one of nine justices steps down, although the confirmation process could be very fraught if Democrats retake the Senate in next week’s midterm congressional elections. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026 Right-leaning lawmakers have also expressed their wish to curtail individual rulings from Supreme Court justices, who have often suspended laws, issued sweeping injunctions and made high-impact orders without the authorization of the full bench. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Supreme Court justices will now consider whether a group claiming to be targeted by a race-neutral policy must show it was disproportionately harmed to prove intentional discrimination. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 In June, justices struck down protections against firing Federal Trade Commission commissioners without cause, expanding presidential control over independent agencies. — Connor Greene, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 The justices denied the government’s request to freeze a lower-court order that found the administration’s decision to end such care for prisoners was not backed by sufficient evidence. — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 The justices agreed Monday to review the Reconstruction-era restriction, which dates to 1868 and was originally enacted to combat liquor tax evasion. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for justices

Noun

Florida judges, lawmakers and governors perpetuate the patently unreliable assumption that jurors never make mistakes.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Federal judges have ruled thousands of times that detainees should be released or granted bond hearings.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of judges

Noun

The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Purdue transfer, cleared by the courts to play courtesy of a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the NCAA, came off the bench to score nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Veterans Park will see two tennis courts fully rebuilt and its basketball courts replaced.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of courts

Noun

But personnel conflicts, professional friction and workplace animosity between administrative staff, registers of wills and sitting jurists are human dynamics that can occur on any bench.

— Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
Her independence, expertise and steadfastness have made her one of the most respected international jurists of our time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026